Concepción

Bolivia / Santa Cruz / San Javier /
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Concepción is a town in the lowlands of Eastern Bolivia. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos.
Concepción is the capital of Ñuflo de Chávez Province in the Santa Cruz Department and is located at an elevation of 500 m above sea level, circa 250 kilometers northeast of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the department's capital.
Concepción was founded in 1699 by Jesuits and served as a mission place for the Christianization of the Guaraní people. In 1722 the village moved to its present place, and in 1745 it was inhabited by circa 2,000 people of the Punasicas, Boococas, Tubasicas, Paicones, Puyzocas, Quimonecas, Quitemos, Napecas, Paunacas and Tapacuracas tribes.
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Coordinates:   16°8'5"S   62°1'32"W
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