La Higuera ( Spanish: La Higuera , The Fig Tree ) is a small village in Bolivia located in the province of Vallegrande , in the department of Santa Cruz . It is located in the canton of La Iguera, owned by the municipality of Pucar.
| Village | |
| La Iguera | |
|---|---|
| Spanish La higheruera | |
 | |
| A country |  Bolivia |
| The Department | Santa cruz |
| Provinces | Vallegrande |
| Municipality | Pukara |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 119 people ( 2001 ) |
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Geography
The village is located 150 km southwest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra . La Iguera lies at an altitude of 1950 m. Its population (according to the 2001 census ) is 119 people (mainly indigenous guarani ).
History
- see also: Capture and execution of Che Guevara
On October 8, 1967, the Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara was captured by the Bolivian army collaborating with the CIA in the nearby Quebrada del Churo Gorge , ending his campaign to create a continental revolution in South America . Che Guevara was transferred to the school building, where he was killed the next day. After that, the body was delivered to Vallegrand , where it was put on public display, and then secretly buried under the runway.
Che tourism
| “Tourists from all over the world, traveling, visit La Iguera. One Frenchman opened a dormitory in a telegraph room, where the partisans made their last attempt to establish contact with the outside world. Nearby, Cuban doctors treat needy farm workers for free. Images of a revolutionary hang in the huts of villagers, and many people pray “Santo Ernesto” ( St. Ernesto ), who is said to perform miracles. ” Der Spiegel , October 2007 [1] |
The El Che monument and the memorial in the former school building are the main attraction of the area. La Iguera is a stop at the Ruta del Che (Che Guevara Trail), opened in 2004 . [2]
Notes
- ↑ Jens Glüsing “ Santo Ernesto: The Curse of Che Guevara ”, Der Spiegel , October 8, 2007
- ↑ The Che Trail in Bolivia
Links
- Che Guevara Legacy Lives on in Bolivia BBC News , August 24, 2004
- Bolivian Town Recalls Che Assassination (link not available) Prensa Latina , October 8, 2008
- Che Sat Here: The Making (and Marketing) of a Martyr by Alex Ayala Ugarte, Virginia Quarterly Review , Winter 2009 Issue
- Che Guevara's 81st birthday Marked in Bolivia Ahora , June 15, 2009