Sunday, May 20, 2012
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Chuquisaca

Cal Orcko

Cal Orcko, Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Cal Orcko is a paleontological site that was found at a cement factory quarry in Chuquisaca, Bolivia. There are over 5,000 tracks of 294 species of dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period, 66 million years ago.

The dinosaur tracks was first discovered and certified during the period  from 1994 to 1998 by a team of paleontologists. Cal Orcko is situated on a cliff with a slope of 73 degrees, it stands 24.3 meter (80 feet) high and (365.7 meter) 1,200 feet wide.

In order to preserve the discovered site, a Cretaceous Park was created in March 2006 that has replicas of the different species of dinosaurs that had left their tracks.


Cal Orcko, Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Cal Orcko, Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Bolivia - Chuquisaca

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