MundoAndino Home : Andes Bolivia Guide at Mundo Andino
Cercado Province (Cochabamba)
Cercado is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Cercado's largest and most important town is Aiquile . Aiquile lies on one transportation route between the citys of Cochabamba, Sucre and Santa Cruz.
1998 Earthquake
Cercado was the epicenter of an earthquake which struck on 1998-05-22. The earthquake, with a force of 6.6 on the Richter scale, caused over 100 deaths, and thousands were left homeless. It was the largest shallow earthquake in Bolivia in over 50 years, and was felt as far away as
Cochabamba and Sucre (approximately 100 km).
The earthquake caused widespread damage over an area of approximately 100 km in diameter. The major towns affected were Hoyadas (100% of the buildings destroyed), Aiquile (75% of the buildings destroyed) and Totora (70% of the buildings
destroyed).
Notes
Need more information for your travel research or homework?
Ask your questions at the forum about Provinces of Bolivia or help others to find answers.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Cercado Province (Cochabamba)
