Pasorapa, which comes from paso rápido, (quick step), is a small town in Bolivia located in the southeast of the department of Cochabamba.
Pasorapa lies at an elevation of 2,364 m. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 1,114.
There are no documents about the foundation of the town, but a stone was found during the reconstruction of the church in 1952, with the following legend on it: “This church started to be built on October 8, 1782, with Don Juan Gutierrez being the priest” The main activity of this place is to raise cattle and farming,[2] It is a very dry area, so they have an artificial lake.
In March 2010, municipal authorities created a new nature reserve of 179,614 hectares (693 sq.
[3] Authorities are hoping to protect the natural resources and biodiversity of the region, such as the endemic and endangered red-fronted macaw.