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Parina Quta (Oruro)

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Coordinates: 18°40′31″S 67°35′20″W / 18.67528°S 67.58889°W / -18.67528; -67.58889
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This article is about the lake in the Carangas Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Parinacota (disambiguation).
Parina Quta
LocationBolivia,
Oruro Department, Carangas Province
Coordinates18°40′31″S 67°35′20″W / 18.67528°S 67.58889°W / -18.67528; -67.58889[1]
Surface elevation3,753 m (12,313 ft)

Parina Quta (Aymara parina flamingo,[2] quta lake,[3] "flamingo lake", hispanicized spellings Parinacota, Parina Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia in the Oruro Department, Carangas Province, Corque Municipality.[4] It is situated west of Poopó Lake, about 3,753 m (12,313 ft) high. Parina Quta is about 1.9 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.

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References

  1. ^ mapcarta.com "Laguna Parina Kkota", retrieved on December 28, 2012
  2. ^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Parina - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna
  3. ^ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Quta (s.) - Lago.
  4. ^ Corque Municipality: population data and map showing "Laguna Parina Kkota"


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