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Jichu Quta

Coordinates: 15°36′39″S 68°35′18″W / 15.61083°S 68.58833°W / -15.61083; -68.58833
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Jichu Quta
Jichu Quta is located in Bolivia
Jichu Quta
Jichu Quta
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,560 m (14,960 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°36′39″S 68°35′18″W / 15.61083°S 68.58833°W / -15.61083; -68.58833
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality
Parent rangeAndes

Jichu Quta (Aymara jichu ichhu (Peruvian feather grass), quta lake,[2] "ichhu lake", also spelled Jicho Kkota) is a mountain north of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,560 m (14,960 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality, at the border with the Quiabaya Municipality. Jichu Quta lies south of Saywani at a lake named Quriwari. The Wayllani Jawira originates near the mountain. It flows to the west.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tacacoma 5847-II
  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. ^ "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2016.