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For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Q'ara Qullu.
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Town in Oruro, Bolivia
Caracollo Q'araqullu
Town
Flag of CaracolloFlagOfficial seal of CaracolloSeal
Coordinates: 17°38′S 67°13′W / 17.633°S 67.217°W / -17.633; -67.217
Country Bolivia
DepartmentOruro
ProvinceCercado Province
MunicipalityCaracollo
Population
 • Total4,412
 • EthnicitiesAymara Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Caracollo (Hispanicized spelling), Q'araqullu or Q'ara Qullu (Aymara q'ara bald, qullu mountain, "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. 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)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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 days 16 12 13 5 1 1 1 3 6 7 9 13 87
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia

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".
  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″S 67°13′07″W / 17.6369°S 67.2186°W / -17.6369; -67.2186

Oruro Department
Capital: Oruro
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