Cochabamba

American

[kaw-chah-bahm-bah] / ˌkɔ tʃɑˈbɑm bɑ /

noun

a city in central Bolivia. 8,394 feet (2,558 meters) above sea level.

Cochabamba British

/ kotʃaˈβamba /

noun

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

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After his parents separated while he was an infant, he moved to Cochabamba in Bolivia with his great-grandparents.

From BBC

Cochabamba is in central Bolivia and is home to many supporters of the former president.

From BBC

Mr Marset is believed to have fled by car along with his wife and their three children to neighbouring Cochabamba province.

From BBC

Or consider the People's Agreement of Cochabamba — all of this has been in political discourse for quite some time.

From Salon

Her perspective took a major turn in 2000, when the Bolivian city of Cochabamba erupted in protests after the government privatized the municipal waterworks and prices spiked for consumers.

From New York Times

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