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Cochabamba

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Co·cha·bam·ba  (kch-bämb, -chä-bämbä)
A city of west-central Bolivia north-northwest of Sucre. Founded in 1574 as Orpeza, it was renamed in 1786. Population: 516,000.

Cochabamba (Spanish) [kotʃaˈβamba]
n
(Placename) a city in central Bolivia. Pop.: 607 129 (2000 est.)


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Venezuela agrees and there are other countries, such as Iran and Russia that have also proposed this idea," Chavez told reporters in the central Bolivian region of Cochabamba, where he was attending a summit of Latin American presidents.
The two other opposition leaders who have some political standing are Samuel Doria Medina, a powerful business leader in the cement industry who receives 15% support in voter-preference polls, and Manfred Reyes Villa, a controversial former Army captain and former governor of Cochabamba department who receives about 10% support.
The prime example is the so-called Cochabamba Water Wars, when residents of this large Bolivian city took to the streets in 2000 to throw out the private water consortium when prices rose.
 
 
 
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