Quta Qutani (Bolivia)

For the lakes in Chile, see Cotacotani Lake.
Quta Qutani
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°00′13″S 67°28′10″W / 17.00361°S 67.46944°W / -17.00361; -67.46944Coordinates: 17°00′13″S 67°28′10″W / 17.00361°S 67.46944°W / -17.00361; -67.46944
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Quta Qutani (Aymara quta lake,[2] the reduplication signifies that there is a group or a complex of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a group of lakes", also spelled Kkota Kkotani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Quta Qutani is situated northwest of the little town of Malla and the mountains named Malla Qullu and Wila Willk'i and northeast of Kunturiri. The Jach'a K'uchu Jawira (Jachcha Khuchu Jahuira) originates east of the mountain. It flows along its southeastern slope and to the southwest as a tributary of the Malla Jawira.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 21, 2014. (unnamed)


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