Cochabamba - Big city life

Cochabamba was born in a valley where the land is generous and the climate kind.

Long before the Spanish arrived, the area was home to Quechua communities who called it:

Qullqapampa
“the plain of abundance.”

Corn, potatoes, and grains flourished here.

But Cochabamba’s story is not just one of fertility. Its one of resistance.

In 1812, during Bolivia’s fight for independence, local women now remembered as the Heroínas de la Coronilla, stood against Spanish troops armed with little more than courage. Many died, but their defiance became a symbol of the city’s unbreakable spirit.

That spirit resurfaced in 2000, during the famous Water War, when citizens united to oppose the privatization of their water.
The protests echoed a long tradition: Cochabamba does not stay silent when dignity is at stake.

Today, known as “La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera” (the City of Eternal Spring),
Cochabamba is a blend of tradition and modern life, markets full of color, food meant to be shared, and a deep sense of community watched over by Cristo de la Concordia, one of the largest Christ statues in the world.

Cochabamba is not just a place.
It’s abundance, resistance, and warmth rooted in the valley, carried by its people.Læs mere