Jach'a Quta (Sud Yungas)

This article is about the lake in the Sud Yungas Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Jach'a Quta.
Jach'a Quta
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Coordinates 16°29′14″S 67°51′22″W / 16.48722°S 67.85611°W / -16.48722; -67.85611Coordinates: 16°29′14″S 67°51′22″W / 16.48722°S 67.85611°W / -16.48722; -67.85611

Jach'a Quta (Aymara jach'a big, quta lake,[1] "big lake", also spelled Jachcha Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality, north-west of the mountain Mururata. It lies south-east of the mountain Wanakuni and the lakes Warawarani and Jisk'a Warawarani at the mountain Thakis Uma. One of the smaller lakes near Jach'a Quta is named Jisk'a Quta ("small lake", Jiskha Kkota). It is situated north-east of Jach'a Quta.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6044-IV Chojlla, see: Jachaha Kkota
  3. ↑ "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 1, 2014. (unnamed)


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