Reyes, Bolivia

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Town and municipality in Beni Department, Bolivia

14°17′45″S 67°20′07″W / 14.29583°S 67.33528°W / -14.29583; -67.33528Country

BoliviaDepartment

Beni DepartmentProvinceJosé Ballivián ProvinceElevation

620 ft (190 m)Population

(2010)

• Total8,824Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

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]

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

^ Municipalities of Bolivia at www.editorialox.com
^ 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..
^ Meireles, Denise Maldi. 1989. Guardiães da fronteira: Rio Guaporé, século XVIII. Petrópolis: Vozes. ISBN 85-326-0017-4.