Caracollo
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Caracollo
Q'araqullu | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 17°38′S 67°13′W / 17.633°S 67.217°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Oruro |
Province | Cercado Province |
Municipality | |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 4,412 |
• Ethnicities | Aymara Quechua |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Caracollo (hispanicized spelling), Q'araqullu or Q'ara Qullu (Aymara q'ara bald, qullu mountain,[1] "bald mountain") is a small town in Bolivia. It is situated in the Cercado Province of the Oruro Department. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 5,429.[2] Located at the place where the highway from La Paz splits into two roads towards Cochabamba and Oruro, the town is a frequent starting point for long marches intended to influence the Bolivian government.
References[]
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ "World Gazetteer".[dead link]
Categories:
- Populated places in Oruro Department
- Populated places in the Altiplano
- Oruro Department geography stubs