Qala Qala

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Qala Qala
Qillqata
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Location Bolivia
Region Oruro Department, Cercado Province
Coordinates 18°01′15″S66°54′36″W / 18.02083°S 66.90989°W / -18.02083; -66.90989
Height4,050 metres (13,287 ft)

Qala Qala (Aymara qala stone, [1] the reduplication 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 Bolivia 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 Qillqata [2] [3] (Aymara qillqaña to write, [1] -ta a suffix to indicate the participle, "written" or "something written", hispanicized Quelcata, Quellqata). It is located in the Oruro Department, Cercado Province, Soracachi Municipality, southeast of Oruro. The rocks are situated about 2 km far from the village Qala Qala (Calacala), at a height of about 4,050 metres (13,287 ft). [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The rock paintings of Qala Qala were declared a National Monument on May 2, 1970, by Supreme Decrete No. 9087. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription)
  2. 1 2 siarb-bolivia.org "Calacala, Depto. de Oruro" (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ memmott.us/blog "Cala Cala (Qillqata) Rock Art"
  4. 1 2 bolivia.com Viceministerio de Desarollo de las Culturas, Bolivia, Patrimonio Cultural, Monumentos Nacionales Declarados por el Estado Boliviano: "Kala Kala"
  5. ↑ siarb-bolivia.org Archived 2016-06-09 at the Wayback Machine "Archaeological parks", retrieved on February 2, 2014
  6. ↑ lapatriaenlinea.com La Patria (2012-1-29), Ricardo Rocha Guzmán, En Kala Kala no existe una administración consciente y sistemática (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ ine.gob.bo Archived February 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Oruro Municipality, Population data and map showing the location of "Cala Cala" in the Soracachi Municipality
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