Caracollo

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.

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Q'ara Qullu.

Caracollo

Q'araqullu
Town
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Coordinates: 17°38′S 67°13′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentOruro
ProvinceCercado Province
MunicipalityCaracollo
Population
 (2001)
 • Total4,412
 • Ethnicities
Aymara Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BST)

References
  1. 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)
  2. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24.


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