Chapare Province
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