Parqu Quta

Parqu Quta

Illimani (foreground), Mururata (on the right) and Parqu Quta
Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°29′39″S 67°52′45″W / 16.49417°S 67.87917°W / -16.49417; -67.87917Coordinates: 16°29′39″S 67°52′45″W / 16.49417°S 67.87917°W / -16.49417; -67.87917
Geography
Parqu Quta

Location within Bolivia

Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Parqu Quta (Aymara parqu twisted, quta lake,[2] "twisted lake", also spelled Parco Kkota) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approxilamtely 4,900 m (16,100 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Palca Municipality. Parqu Quta lies at a small lake, west of Mururata.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Chojlla 6044-IV
  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. ↑ "Palca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 13, 2016. (unnamed)
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