A Touch of Compassion

Colcapirhua Bolivia

 

Colcapirhua (Qullqapirwa, a place where things are stored) is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Colcapirhua Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Quillacollo Province. In ancient times was characterized by the production of jars, pots and vases made of mud and clay, so that its inhabitants, potters experts are called in Quechua "Mank'a llutas" (makers of pots).

He is the youngest municipality in the province of Quillacollo, the foundation of the municipality Colcapirhua arises from the neglect and apathy of the municipal authorities of Quillacollo, who did not attend the most precise needs of the canton.

The process of creating the fifth section lasted 27 years by the fierce opposition of the Municipality of Quillacollo. The name derives from the Quechua Colcapirhua (Qolque-money and pirwua-sky) where corn was stored.