Vacas Municipality
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Vacas Wak'as |
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Vacas with its lakes Pilawit'u on the left and Qullpaqucha in the center
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 Vacas
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| Coordinates: 17°36′0″S 65°36′0″W / 17.60000°S 65.60000°WCoordinates: 17°36′0″S 65°36′0″W / 17.60000°S 65.60000°W | |
| Country |
 Bolivia
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| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Arani Province |
| Cantons | 1 |
| Foundation | 1986 |
| Seat | Vacas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Teófilo Vásquez Santos (2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129 sq mi (334 km2) |
| Elevation | −11,100 ft (3,400 - 4,420 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,511 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (44/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Area code(s) | 30502 |
Vacas Municipality (Quechua name: Wak'as, deriving from Wak'a) is the second municipal section of the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Vacas known as the "Land of the potato" (Quechua: Papaq llaqtan, Spanish: La patria de la papa). During the Inca Empire Vacas served as a tampu along the Inca road system that led to Inkallaqta and Pocona.
It is bordered to the north by the Tiraque Province, to the west by the Arani Municipality, to the south by the Mizque Province and to the southeast by the Carrasco Province, and it is sized 334 km2.
The municipality is known for its lakes some of which belong to the largest ones in the Cochabamba Department, Parqu Qucha, Asiru Qucha, Junt'utuyu, Qullpa Qucha, Pilawit'u and Yanatama. The Jatun Mayu is the most important tributaries of Parqu Qucha. Other smaller rivers are Phaqcha Mayu, Challwa Mayu and Q'asa Mayu. Turu Wayq'u is one of the waterfalls within the municipality.
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