Qala Qala (

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''qala'' stone,Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription) the

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indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a group of stones", hispanicized spellings ''Calacala, Cala Cala'', also ''Kala Kala'') is an archaeological site in

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in a valley of the same name. The valley is known for its rock art. The zone where the rock paintings are found is also known as Qillqatasiarb-bolivia.org
"Calacala, Depto. de Oruro" (in Spanish) (Aymara ''qillqaña'' to write, ''-ta'' a

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to indicate the

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, "written" or "something written", hispanicized ''Quelcata, Quellqata''). It is located in 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 ...

, Cercado Province, Soracachi Municipality, southeast of

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 populat ...

. The rocks are situated about 2 km far from the village Qala Qala ''(Calacala)'', at a height of about .bolivia.com
Viceministerio de Desarollo de las Culturas, Bolivia, Patrimonio Cultural, Monumentos Nacionales Declarados por el Estado Boliviano: "Kala Kala"ine.gob.bo
Oruro Municipality, Population data and map showing the location of "Cala Cala" in the Soracachi Municipality The rock paintings of Qala Qala were declared a National Monument on May 2, 1970, by Supreme Decrete No. 9087.

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