Caracollo (hispanicized spelling), Q'araqullu or Q'ara Qullu (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''q'ara'' bald, ''qullu'' mountain, "bald mountain") is a small town in
Bolivia. It is situated in the
Cercado Province of the
Oruro Department
Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.
Provinces of Oruro
The departme ...
. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 5,429.
Located at the place where the highway from
La Paz splits into two roads towards
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...
and
Oruro
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level.
It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by pop ...
, the town is a frequent starting point for long marches intended to influence the Bolivian government.
References
National Institute of Statistics in Bolivia
Populated places in Oruro Department
Populated places in the Altiplano
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