Reyes,_Bolivia

Reyes, Bolivia

Reyes, Bolivia

Town and municipality in Beni Department, Bolivia


Reyes is the city capital of the José Ballivián Province in the Beni Department of northern Bolivia and as well as of the Reyes Municipality.[1]

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History

The Jesuit mission of Santos Reyes was founded in 1706.[2] Maropa Indians resided at the mission.[3]

Infrastructure

Reyes is 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of Rurrenabaque, and flights to Rurrenabaque may be weather diverted to Reyes Airport.

Reyes has recently become a tourist stop before proceeding to Rurrenabaque.[citation needed]

Notable Person

Nuvia Montenegro, a Bolivian Pageant Queen, was born in Reyes.[citation needed]


References

  1. Block, David (1994). Mission culture on the upper Amazon: native tradition, Jesuit enterprise, and secular policy in Moxos, 1660-1880. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-1232-1..
  2. Meireles, Denise Maldi. 1989. Guardiães da fronteira: Rio Guaporé, século XVIII. Petrópolis: Vozes. ISBN 85-326-0017-4.
  • www.ine.gov.bo



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