Caracollo
Encyclopedia
Caracollo is a small town in Bolivia
. 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
, Caracollo is a frequent starting point for long marches intended to influence the Bolivian government.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 5,429. Located at the place where the highway from La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
splits into two roads towards Cochabamba
Cochabamba
Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people...
and Oruro
Oruro, Bolivia
Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....
, Caracollo is a frequent starting point for long marches intended to influence the Bolivian government.