Ruta 12 (Bolivia)
| Ruta 12 in Bolivia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator: | Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras |
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| Overall length: | 279 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course of the road
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The Ruta 12 is a national road in the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Routing
The road has a length of 279 kilometers and is paved for most of its length, except for the 32-kilometer section between Villa Copacabana and Ancaravi (as of 2015). The Ruta 12 crosses the Bolivian Altiplano from southwest to northeast, from the Cordillera Occidental to the Cordillera Oriental . The road crosses the Oruro department along its entire length . It begins in the southwest as an extension of the Chilean Route 15 at Pisiga Bolívar and ends in the northeast at the town of Caihuasi on Route 4 , which crosses the whole country from west to east, from Tambo Quemado in the west to Puerto Busch in the east.
The road is completely paved.
history
The Ruta 12 was declared part of the Bolivian national road network " Red Vial Fundamental " by decree 25.134 of August 31, 1998 .
Route sections
Oruro Department
- km 000: Pisiga Bolívar
- km 002: Pisiga Sucre
- km 010: Pagador
- km 043: Sabaya
- km 064: Esmeralda
- km 071: Huachacalla
- Km 118: Opoqueri
- Km 143: Ancaravi
- km 170: Villa Copacabana
- km 195: Toledo
- Km 205: Challacollo
- km 232: Oruro
- km 262: Pariah
- km 268: Soracachi
- km 279: Caihuasi