Cemetery #301644
Puchucollo Alto Mercedarian Cemetery
Local name: Cementerio Mercedario
0
documented records
≈ 2,700–5,500
approx. capacity (graves)
0.137 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Cementerio Mercedario is the general cemetery of the city of El Alto, Bolivia, located in the city's district 4. After a conflict at the cemetery in late 2023, burials there stopped for a time.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 16.529722° S, 68.248611° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Saihuani Cemetery, Viacha 5.6 km away · El Alto
- San Roque Cemetery 8.0 km away · San Roque
- Tarapaca Cemetery, La Paz 8.9 km away · La Paz
- Heroes of the Gas Cemetery, La Paz 8.9 km away · La Paz
- Achocalla Cemetery 9.0 km away · El Alto
- Villa Ingenio Cemetery 10 km away · La Paz
- La Paz General Cemetery 11 km away · La Paz
- San Martín Cemetery 11 km away · San Martín
- Alpacoma Former Estate Cemetery 11 km away · San Martín
- Marquirivi Cemetery 13 km away · Uypaca
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How big is Puchucollo Alto Mercedarian Cemetery?
Puchucollo Alto Mercedarian Cemetery covers about 13.7 hectares (137,000 m²), about the size of 19 soccer fields. It is the largest of the 80 cemeteries we list in La Paz.