Q'ara Quta (La Paz)

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, Comunidad Alto Peñas. 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.

Q'ara Quta
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Coordinates16°9′S 68°22′W
Max. length5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width0.65 km (0.40 mi)
Surface elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)

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)


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