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Chapare Province

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Chapare Province Villa Tunari on Chapare River Location of Chapare Province within Bolivia General Data Country Bolivia Department Cochabamba Department Capital Sacaba Municipalities 3 Cantons 13 Area 12,445 km² Elevation m Population 187,358 (2001) Density 15.1 inhabitants/km² (2001) Sub-prefect Languages Quechua, Spanish, Aymara, Yuracaré ISO 3166-2 BO.CB.CH Cochabamba Department Chapare , also called The Chapare and is pronounced Cha-pa-reh, is a rural province in the northern region of Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. The majority of the territory consists of valley rainforests that surround the area's main waterway, the Chapare River, which is also a tributary of the Amazon River. The provincial capital is Sacaba, 11 km east of Cochabamba, its principal town is Villa Tunari, a popular tourist destination. In recent decades, the Chapare province has become a haven for illegal cultivation of the coca plant, which can be used to produce cocaine. This is due to Bolivian

Lleyton Hewitt

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Lleyton Hewitt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Lleyton Hewitt AM Full name Lleyton Glynn Hewitt Country (sports)   Australia Residence Toorak, Victoria, Australia Born ( 1981-02-24 ) 24 February 1981 (age 37) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1] Turned pro 1998 Retired 2016 (singles) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Peter Smith (1997–1998) Darren Cahill (1998–2001) Jason Stoltenberg (2001–2003) Roger Rasheed (2003–2007) Scott Draper (2007) Tony Roche (2007–2009) Nathan Healey (2009–2010) Brett Smith (2010) Tony Roche (2010–2016) Peter Luczak (2013–2016) Prize money US$20,849,000  17th all-time leader in earnings Singles Career record 616–262 (70.16%) Career titles 30 Highest ranking No. 1 (19 November 2001) Grand Slam Singles results Australian Open F (2005) French Open QF (2001, 2004) Wimbledon W (2002) US Open W (2001) Other tournaments Tour Finals