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
Flag of Caracollo
Flag
Official seal of Caracollo
Seal
Coordinates: 17°38′S 67°13′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentOruro
ProvinceCercado Province
MunicipalityCaracollo
Population
 (2001)
 • Total4,412
 • Ethnicities
Aymara Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

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".

17.6369°S 67.2186°W / -17.6369; -67.2186


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