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'''Sica Sica''' ([[Aymara language|Aymara]]: ''Sika Sika'') is a small [[town]] and capital of [[Aroma Province]] in the [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz Department]] of western [[Bolivia]]. It is located some 115 kilometres from [[La Paz]], on the southwestern edge of the [[Serrania de Sicasica]], a ridge, which is between [[La Paz]] and [[Cochabamba]] in a south-easterly direction. As of 2008 it has an estimated population of 4,620. The town is situated at a height of 3,933 metres on the Bolivian [[Altiplano]]. Nearby Sica Sica is [[Ayo Ayo]], the birthplace of the indigenous rebel leader [[Julián Apaza]].
The cathedral, Fernando Soria, is a National Monument from the 17th Century. It holds relics in the form of woodcarving, and gold and silver work from the time of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Hot springs near the town also attract tourists.
== References == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027220541/http://www.ine.gov.bo/ Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Bolivia]
{{La Paz Department}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia)]]
[[it:Sica Sica]]
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