Cochabamba

[ kaw-chah-bahm-bah ]

/ ˌkɔ tʃɑˈbɑm bɑ /

a city in central Bolivia. 8394 feet (2558 meters) above sea level.

Example sentences from the Web for cochabamba

Cochabamba is often described as the most progressive city of Bolivia, but it has been held back by its isolated situation.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 |Various
In December, when we arrived in Cochabamba, the sun had just passed us.

The Philosophy of the Weather |Thomas Belden Butler
Cochabamba, Bolivia, lies 8,000 feet above sea level in a broad basin in the Eastern Andes.

The Andes of Southern Peru |Isaiah Bowman
Cochabamba was founded in the 16th century, and for a time was called Oropesa.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 |Various

But in the villages and the outlying cities like Cochabamba and Santa Cruz the insurgent bands kept up a desperate resistance.

The South American Republics, Part II (of 2) |Thomas C. Dawson

Cochabamba

/ (Spanish kotʃaˈβamba) /

a city in central Bolivia. Pop: 561 000 (2005 est)