Torotoro National Park (Spanish "Parque Nacional Torotoro") is a small national park and ancient town in Bolivia founded about 250 years ago by the Quechuas and the Spanish. It is situated among the eastern mountain ranges of the South American Andes cordilleras in the area of Potosi Bolivia.
The park is especially noteworthy because of the many dinosaur tracks that you can see there.
Anzaldo Municipality, about half way between Cochabamba and Torotoro National Park. (798k) River valley on the way to Torotoro. (931k) Scenic gorge on the way to Torotoro. (1021k) Where the road to Torotoro was paved, it was cobble stones like this. (976k) A new road is being built to go from Cochabamba to Torotoro. (962k) Village of Torotoro. (789k) View over Torotoro National Park from Ciudad de Itas. (826k) Torotoro Syncline. The rock layers were folded into a U-shape when the Nazca plate (floor of the Pacific Ocean) collided with the South America Plate and pushed up the Andes mountains. (691k) Eastern side of the Torotoro Syncline. (787k) Western side of the Torotoro Syncline. (707k) Closer view of the eastern side of the Torotoro Syncline. (787k) Close-up of one lobe of the eastern side of the Torotoro Syncline. (804k) Trail to Siete Vueltas, the fossil site. (832k) Farming terraces in Torotoro National Park. (747k)
Ciudad de Itas
Road to Ciudad de Itas. (829k) View over Ciudad de Itas. (908k) Rock formation at Ciudad de Itas. (843k) Rock formation at Ciudad de Itas. (923k) Rock formation at Ciudad de Itas. (901k) Iguana-shaped rock formation. (1102k) Small canyon at Ciudad de Itas. (1009k) Cave in a small canyon at Ciudad de Itas. (802k) View into the canyon from the cave. (595k)
Cemeterio de Tortugas (Turtle Cemetery)
View over the Cemeterio de Tortugas. (871k) Turtle fossil. (1335k) Pieces of fossilized turtle shells. (1195k) Fossilized turtle in the museum. (690k)
Fossils
Dinosaur track. (1251k) Close-up of one foot print. (1.5M) Ankylosaur track. (969k) Track of a Theropod, a bipedal carnivore. (1051k) Footprint of a Theropod, a bipedal carnivore. Size approximately 20 cm (8"). (1146k) Footprint of a Theropod, a bipedal carnivore. Size approximately 15-20 cm (6-8"). (1036k) Track of an Ornithopod, a bipedal herbivore. (1047k) Footprint of an Ornithopod. Size approximately 20 cm (8"). (1018k) Footprint of an Ornithopod. Size approximately 20-25 cm (8-10"). (1191k) Track of a Sauropod, a quadrupedal gigantic herbivore. (1153k) Footprint of a Sauropod. Size approximately 80-100 cm (31-40"). (1156k) Footprints of a Sauropod. Size approximately 80-100 cm (31-40"). (950k)
Uma Jalanta Cave
Entrance to the Uma Jalanta Cave. (1278k) Entrance to the Uma Jalanta Cave. (1245k) Stalagmites and Stalactites in the Uma Jalanta Cave. (916k) Stalagmites and Stalactites in the Uma Jalanta Cave. (756k)
Puentes Petreos (Natural Bridges) and the Natural Theater
View of the Natural Theater. (765k) Natural Theater. (1022k) Natural Bridge. (929k) Natural Bridge. (1027k)
Torotoro Canyon
Unfortunately, this was my view of the Torotoro Canyon. (665k) View of the upper part of the Torotoro Canyon. (784k) Upper part of the Torotoro Canyon. (927k) El Vergel, a small waterfall in the Torotoro Canyon. (799k)
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