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The seemingly boundless limestone wall intrigues the curiosity of countless tourists and archaeologists.
Situated 5 km from Sucre, Bolivia, visitors can admire Cal Orko, a vast limestone mountain range, 1.5 km long and over 100 meters high, believed to preserve up to 5,000 footprints of dinosaurs that lived on Earth 68 million years ago. At Cal Orko, traces of 462 dinosaurs, belonging to at least 8 different species, can be found.
Carl Orko is located within the premises of a limestone quarry owned by Bolivia's national cement plant. In the vicinity, there is also a dinosaur museum, opened in 2006, preserving numerous fossils and artifacts related to the dinosaurs found here. With these advantages, this place attracts a diverse group of scientists, archaeologists, and travel enthusiasts.
The question arises: 'Could dinosaurs walk on vertical mountain walls like this?'
In reality, these footprints were formed 68 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era. Initially, this wall was a flat land area. These gigantic creatures left their footprints on the ground during the wet seasons. Later, when the dry season arrived, these footprints were preserved.
The repetitive cycle of wet and dry seasons, forming a 'cement' layer that vividly records dinosaur footprints on the stone ground, resistant to fading. Subsequently, along with time and the shifts in geological strata, this layer of soil was pushed and gradually stood upright as it appears today.
In the present day, the impressive limestone wall, full of the imprints of time, has become one of the most intriguing destinations worldwide.
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Source: Travel Guide Mytour – Xzone Source
MytourNovember 8, 2013
