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Qachu Quta (Bautista Saavedra)

Coordinates: 15°7′S 69°8′W / 15.117°S 69.133°W / -15.117; -69.133
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Qachu Quta / Llachu Quta
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province
Coordinates15°7′S 69°8′W / 15.117°S 69.133°W / -15.117; -69.133
Max. length0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface elevation4,466 m (14,652 ft)

Qachu Quta[1] (Aymara qachu female, quta lake,[2] "female lake", hispanicized spelling Cacho Kkota) or Llachu Quta[3] (Aymara llachu seaweed,[4] "seaweed lake", hispanicized Llacho Kkota) is a Bolivian lake on the west side of the Apolobamba mountain range. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province, Charasani Municipality, Charasani Canton, northwest of Charasani, southeast of the Janq'u Qala Lake and east of the small lake named Ch'uxña Quta. Qachu Quta is about 0.9 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point and situated at a height of about 4,466 metres (14,652 ft).

See also

References

  1. ^ Charasani Municipality: Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine population data and map
  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. ^ Detailed map of the area showing "Laguna Llacho Kkota" (Llachu Quta)
  4. ^ Aymara-Spanish dictionary : Llachu (s.) - Alga, plana acuática que se emplea como alimento del ganado.