K'ayrani Quta

K'ayrani Quta
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Coordinates 15°00′57″S 69°09′42″W / 15.01583°S 69.16167°W / -15.01583; -69.16167Coordinates: 15°00′57″S 69°09′42″W / 15.01583°S 69.16167°W / -15.01583; -69.16167

K'ayrani Quta (Aymara k'ayra frog, quta lake,[1] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the lake with a frog (or frogs)", also spelled Kairani Kkota) is a lake west of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality.[2]

References

  1. 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)
  2. "Pelechuco". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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