Parinaquta (Chucuito)

This article is about the lake in the Chucuito Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Parina Quta.
Parinaquta
Location Peru
Puno Region
Coordinates 16°43′00″S 69°11′00″W / 16.71667°S 69.18333°W / -16.71667; -69.18333Coordinates: 16°43′00″S 69°11′00″W / 16.71667°S 69.18333°W / -16.71667; -69.18333[1]
Surface elevation 3,772 m (12,375 ft)[2]

Parinaquta (Aymara parina flamingo,[3][4] quta lake,[5] "flamingo lake", hispanicized spelling Parinacota) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Kelluyo District.[6] It is situated at a height of about 3,772 metres (12,375 ft). Parinaquta lies northeast of the lake Quraquta, near the Bolivian border.


References

  1. ↑ getamap.net "Laguna Parinacota", retrieved on June 7, 2013
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Parinacota", retrieved on June 7, 2013
  3. ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Parina - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna
  4. ↑ Teodoro Marka M., NOCIONES BASICAS DE LENGUA AYMARA Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara: Parina, pariwana = flamenco rosado (p. 21)
  5. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Quta (s.) - Lago.
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chucuito Province (Puno Region)
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