Caracollo

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Caracollo
Q'araqullu
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Caracollo
Coordinates: 17°38′S67°13′W / 17.633°S 67.217°W / -17.633; -67.217
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Department Oruro
Province Cercado Province
Municipality Caracollo
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.

Climate

Climate data for Caracollo, elevation 3,770 m (12,370 ft)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)27.0
(80.6)		26.8
(80.2)		27.2
(81.0)		26.8
(80.2)		24.0
(75.2)		23.2
(73.8)		23.1
(73.6)		24.9
(76.8)		24.8
(76.6)		25.1
(77.2)		26.7
(80.1)		26.5
(79.7)		27.2
(81.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)20.4
(68.7)		20.7
(69.3)		20.4
(68.7)		21.0
(69.8)		19.6
(67.3)		18.6
(65.5)		18.6
(65.5)		19.7
(67.5)		19.9
(67.8)		21.6
(70.9)		22.6
(72.7)		21.5
(70.7)		20.4
(68.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)13.1
(55.6)		12.9
(55.2)		12.4
(54.3)		10.6
(51.1)		7.3
(45.1)		5.7
(42.3)		6.6
(43.9)		7.9
(46.2)		9.5
(49.1)		11.5
(52.7)		12.7
(54.9)		13.1
(55.6)		10.3
(50.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)5.7
(42.3)		5.4
(41.7)		4.3
(39.7)		0.2
(32.4)		−4.6
(23.7)		−6.9
(19.6)		−5.9
(21.4)		−3.8
(25.2)		−0.8
(30.6)		1.2
(34.2)		2.5
(36.5)		4.7
(40.5)		0.2
(32.3)
Record low °C (°F)−1.1
(30.0)		−2.4
(27.7)		−4.0
(24.8)		−7.5
(18.5)		−12.8
(9.0)		−13.9
(7.0)		−15.1
(4.8)		−12.0
(10.4)		−8.6
(16.5)		−6.5
(20.3)		−8.6
(16.5)		−5.0
(23.0)		−15.1
(4.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)94.2
(3.71)		72.0
(2.83)		56.5
(2.22)		18.9
(0.74)		1.6
(0.06)		3.1
(0.12)		4.2
(0.17)		9.0
(0.35)		27.3
(1.07)		19.6
(0.77)		31.3
(1.23)		65.1
(2.56)		402.8
(15.83)
Average precipitation days161213511136791387
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia [3]

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".[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Estudio Integral, Técnico Económico, Social y Ambiental (TESA) de la Doble Vía Caracollo - Colomi (Oruro-Cochabamba)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Geo Delta Consultores S.R.L. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

17°38′13″S67°13′07″W / 17.6369°S 67.2186°W / -17.6369; -67.2186


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