Q'ara Quta (La Paz)

Q'ara Quta
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Coordinates 16°9′S 68°22′W / 16.150°S 68.367°W / -16.150; -68.367Coordinates: 16°9′S 68°22′W / 16.150°S 68.367°W / -16.150; -68.367
Max. length 5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width 0.65 km (0.40 mi)
Surface elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)

Q'ara Quta[1] (Aymara q'ara bare, bald, quta lake,[2] "bare lake", hispanicized spellings Karakota, Khara Khota, Khara Kkota, K'arakota) is a lake on the western side of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, Tuquía Canton. It lies north-west of the Kunturiri massif, between the lakes Wichhu Quta (5 km) in the south-west and Khotia Quta and Janq'u Quta in the north-east. The lakes are connected by Jach'a Jawira, a river which originates near the mountain Wila Lluxita and flows down to Lake Titicaca. Q'ara Quta is situated at a height of about 4,400 metres (14,400 ft), about 5 km long and 0,65 km at its widest point.

See also

References

  1. ↑ summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Q'ara Quta" west of the Kunturiri massif
  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)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.