Pharaquta (Candarave)

Pharaquta
Location Peru
Tacna Region

Pharaquta (Aymara phara dry,[1] quta lake,[2] "dry lake", hispanicized spelling Paracota) is a lake in Peru located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,512 metres (14,803 ft). Pharaquta lies between the larger lake Such'i in the northwest and the volcano Tutupaka in the south.


References

  1. ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Phara, waña - Seco.
  2. ↑ www.katari.org Quta (s.) - Lago
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)