Parinaquta (Carabaya)

Parinaquta
Location Puno Region
Coordinates 14°3′16″S 70°21′48″W / 14.05444°S 70.36333°WCoordinates: 14°3′16″S 70°21′48″W / 14.05444°S 70.36333°W[1]
Basin countries Peru

Parinaquta (Aymara parina flamingo, quta lake[2] "flamingo lake", hispanicized spelling Parinajota) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, north-east of Macusani. Parinaquta lies south of the lake Sayt'uquta (Aymara for "prolonged, lengthened or tapering lake", hispanicized Saytojota) at the road between Ayapata and Macusani.[3]

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References

  1. "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN Peru. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Carabaya (Puno Region) showing the location of Parinaquta (unnamed)