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 | |
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  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 |
| Max. length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.65 km (0.40 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,400 m (14,400 ft) |
See also
editExternal links
edit- Batallas Municipality: population data and map
References
edit- ^ summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Q'ara Quta" west of the Kunturiri massif
- ^ 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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