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Oruro

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O·ru·ro  (ô-rrô)
A city of western Bolivia southeast of La Paz. At an altitude of 3,708.5 m (12,159 ft), it depends on mineral deposits found in the area for its economy. Population: 201,000.
Oruro (Spanish) [oˈruro]
n
(Placename) a city in W Bolivia: a former silver-mining centre; university (1892); tin, copper, and tungsten. Pop.: 232 311 (2000 est.)


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[3] Temple, in his travels through Upper Peru, or Bolivia, in going from Potosi to Oruro, says, "I saw many Indian villages or dwellings in ruins, up even to the very tops of the mountains, attesting a former population where now all is desolate.
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