Ch'iyar Quta (Oruro) Explained

Ch'iyar Quta
Location:Bolivia,
Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Elevation:5090m (16,700feet)
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Ch'iyar Quta (Aymara ch'iyara black, quta lake, "black lake", hispanicized spellings Chiar Kkota[1] [2] and erroneously also Chiar Kkola) is a small Bolivian lake located in the Sajama Province of the Oruro Department near the border to Chile. It is situated at a height of about 5090abbr=offNaNabbr=off inside the boundaries of the Sajama National Park.[3] Ch'iyar Quta lies south-east of the peaks of Laram Q'awa, Milluni and Kunturiri, south-west of Jisk'a Kunturiri and north of Patilla Pata.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=040401&tipo=1 Curahuara de Carangas Municipality: population data and map
  2. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Txu-oclc-224571178-se19-10.jpg upload.wikimedia.org/
  3. http://lib.icimod.org/record/12822/files/5702.pdf lib.icimod.org
  4. BIGM map 1:50,000 Nevados Payachata Hoja 5739-I