Route 4 is a National Road in

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

. It is 1,657 kilometres in length, and crosses Bolivia from west to east, from the Cordillera Occidental on the

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

an border to the lowlands by the

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ian border. Route 4 was declared part of the Bolivian National Road Network by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998.

Route

Route 4 encompasses the departments of

Oruro Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level. It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by populat ...

La Paz La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...

Cochabamba Cochabamba (; ) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital (political), capital of the Cochabamba Department and the list of cities in Bolivia, fourth largest city in Bolivia, with ...

and Santa Cruz. It begins in the west as a continuation of the Chilean Ruta 11, at

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and terminates in the east in the town of

Puerto Suárez Puerto Suárez is an inland river port and municipality in far eastern Bolivia, within Santa Cruz Department. It is located 10 km west of the border with Brazil. Location ''Puerto Suárez'' is located in the province of Germán Busch, San ...

. From here,

Puerto Busch Puerto Busch is a Bolivian locality in the province of Germán Busch, Santa Cruz Department, on the Paraguay River, in southeastern Bolivia. It is named in honor of General Germán Busch, who fought in the Chaco War. The area, actually a corri ...

is accessible. Roue 4 was declared part of the Bolivian National Road Network by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998.

Sections

Oruro Department Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178. Provinces of Oruro The depar ...

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* 20 km - Sajama * 93 km - Curahuara de Carangas

La Paz Department

* 132 km - bridge over Rio Desaguadero * 134 km - Callapa * 188 km -

Patacamaya Patacamaya or Patak Amaya ( Aymara) is a city in Bolivia, situated in the La Paz Department. It is the seat of the Patacamaya Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Aroma Province. Patacamaya lies in the Altiplano, approximately 100& ...

Oruro Department

* 188 km - Caracollo * 196 km - Villa Pata * 205 km - Ocotavi * 211 km - Cohani * 218 km - Lequepalca

La Paz Department

* 226 km -

Huayllamarca Huayllamarca is a small town in Bolivia, capital of the Province of Nor Carangas in the northern region of the Department of Oruro. The city appears in a music video for Los Kjarkas. References Populated places in Oruro Department { ...

Cochabamba Department Cochabamba (, , ), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the " granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from ...

* 242 km - Lacolaconi * 252 km - Japo Kasa * 260 km - Tallija Confital * 271 km - Challa Grande * 284 km - Pongo Kasa * 288 km - Kjarkas * 290 km - Kallani Centro * 299 km - Huarancaiza * 305 km - Kochi Pampas * 315 km - Llavini * 337 km -

Pirque Pirque () is a commune of Chile in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region; it is located 2.8 kilometers southeast of Puente Alto and 21.3 kilometers south-southeast of the center of Santiago. It is situated at the base of the Cajón ...

* 339 km -

Parotani Parotani is a small town in Bolivia. References

Populated places in Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ...

* 345 km -

Sipe Sipe Sipe Sipe is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Sipe Sipe Municipality, the second municipal section of the Quillacollo Province. History Sipe Sipe is a small town near which was fought the Bat ...

* 357 km -

Vinto Vinto is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazoni ...

* 364 km -

Quillacollo Quillacollo is the capital of Quillacollo Province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. The municipality was established on 14 September 1905 under the Presidency of Ismail Montes. Population and growth The city of Quillacollo is located westwar ...

* 377 km -

* 393 km -

Sacaba Sacaba is a capital city and a municipality in the Bolivian province of Chapare. The city, located eastward from Cochabamba, is the second largest city in the Cochabamba Department after Cochabamba city. Post-colonial architecture may be seen in ...

* 425 km - Colomi * 507 km - Puente Esperitu Santo II * 539km -

Villa Tunari Villa Tunari or Tunari is a location in the department of Cochabamba Department, Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Villa Tunari Municipality, the third Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Chapare Province. According to t ...

* 558 km - Shinahota * 568 km - Chimoré * 599 km -

Ivirgarzama Ivirgarzama is a small town in Bolivia. See also * Inkallaqta * Carrasco National Park Carrasco National Park is a national park in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It has a surface area of 6,226 square kilometers. More than 5,000 plant speci ...

* 644 km - Entre Ríos * 665 km -

Bulo Bulo Bulo Bulo is a town in central Bolivia, in Cochabamba Department. Transport * It is served by Bulo Bulo Airport. * In 2013, a railway connection to Montero is proposed. See also * *List of reduplicated place names This is a list of pla ...

Santa Cruz Department Santa Cruz () is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia, occupying about one-third (33.74%) of the country's territory. With an area of , it is slightly smaller than Japan or the US state of Montana. It is located in the ...

* 685 km - Nuevo Horizons * 697 km - San German * 704 km - El Palmar * 712 km - San Isidro Chore

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