Qala Qala

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Qala Qala (Aymara qala stone,Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription) 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[http://www.siarb-bolivia.org/esp/pa_cala.htm siarb-bolivia.org] "Calacala, Depto. de Oruro" (in Spanish)[http://memmott.us/blog/2013/02/11/cala-cala-qillqata-rock-art/ memmott.us/blog] "Cala Cala (Qillqata) Rock Art" (Aymara qillqaña to write, -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 {{convert|4050|m|ft|0}}.[http://www.bolivia.com/empresas/cultura/Patrimonio_Cultural/Oruro.asp bolivia.com] Viceministerio de Desarollo de las Culturas, Bolivia, Patrimonio Cultural, Monumentos Nacionales Declarados por el Estado Boliviano: "Kala Kala"[http://www.siarb-bolivia.org/eng/parks.htm siarb-bolivia.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609155510/http://www.siarb-bolivia.org/eng/parks.htm |date=2016-06-09 }} "Archaeological parks", retrieved on February 2, 2014{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140220163850/http://www.lapatriaenlinea.com/?nota=96361 lapatriaenlinea.com]}} La Patria (2012-1-29), Ricardo Rocha Guzmán, En Kala Kala no existe una administración consciente y sistemática (in Spanish)[http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=040101&tipo=1 ine.gob.bo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220214244/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=040101&tipo=1 |date=February 20, 2014 }} 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.