Parina Quta (Oruro)

This article is about the lake in the Carangas Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Parinacota (disambiguation).
Parina Quta
Location Bolivia,
Oruro Department, Carangas Province
Coordinates 18°40′31″S 67°35′20″W / 18.67528°S 67.58889°W / -18.67528; -67.58889Coordinates: 18°40′31″S 67°35′20″W / 18.67528°S 67.58889°W / -18.67528; -67.58889[1]
Surface elevation 3,753 m (12,313 ft)

Parina Quta (Aymara parina flamingo,[2] quta lake,[3] "flamingo lake", hispanicized spellings Parinacota, Parina Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia in the Oruro Department, Carangas Province, Corque Municipality.[4] It is situated west of Poopó Lake, about 3,753 m (12,313 ft) high. Parina Quta is about 1.9 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.

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References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Parina Kkota", retrieved on December 28, 2012
  2. ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Parina - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Quta (s.) - Lago.
  4. ↑ Corque Municipality: population data and map showing "Laguna Parina Kkota"


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