Q'ara Quta (Potosí)

Q'ara Quta (Aymara q'ara bare, bald, quta lake,[2] "bare lake", Hispanicized spellings Khara Kkota) is a Bolivian lake near hamlet Caracota[3] in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Pocoata Municipality.[4]

For the lake in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Q'ara Quta (La Paz).
Q'ara Quta
Q'ara Quta
Q'ara Quta
LocationPotosí Department, Chayanta Province, Bolivia
Coordinates18°37′55″S 66°06′45″W
Primary outflowsRio Colojsa[1]

References
  1. Río Colojsa
  2. Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara dictionary (transcription): Q'ara - Pelado. Quta - Mar, laguna, charco
  3. Node: Caracota (6759165061) OpenStreetMap
  4. Pocoata Municipality: Archived April 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine population data and map


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