Waña Quta (Oruro)
| Waña Quta | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province |
| Coordinates | 18°17′S 69°2′W / 18.283°S 69.033°WCoordinates: 18°17′S 69°2′W / 18.283°S 69.033°W |
| Surface elevation | 4,350 m (14,270 ft) |
Waña Quta (Aymara waña dry, quta lake,[1] "dry lake", hispanicized spellings Huañakota, Huaña Kota, Huaña Khota, Huaña Kkota, Huayñakota, Huaña Q'ota) is a small lake in Bolivia located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province. It is situated in the Sajama National Park[2] north west of the Sajama volcano at a height of about 4,350 metres (14,270 ft).
The lake is a place to discover birds like Andean avocet, Andean lapwing, cattle egret, horned coot, Puna teal, ruddy duck and yellow-billed pintail.[3]
References
- ↑ www.katari.org Waña (adj.) - Seco. Quta (s.) - Lago.
- ↑ lib.icimod.org Dirk Hoffmann, The Sajama National Park in Bolivia, Mountain Research and Development Vol 27 No 1 February 2007 (see map on p. 12)
- ↑ www.birdlife.org / Waterbirds Report p. 11, list of the monitoring