San Juan de Taperas
San Juan de Taperas | |
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| Coordinates: 17°54′S 60°22′W / 17.900°S 60.367°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Santa Cruz Department |
| Province | Chiquitos Province |
| Municipality | San José de Chiquitos Municipality |
| Elevation | 1,224 ft (373 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 832 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
San Juan de Taperas is a village in San José de Chiquitos Municipality in Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. The ruins of the mission of San Juan Bautista, one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, lie near the village. Since only the ruins of a stone tower survive near the present village of San Juan de Taperas, San Juan Bautista is not one of the six Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
San Juan de Taperas has a population of 832 as of the 2012 census.