| Chillwa Quta | |||||
| Location: | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Loayza Province | ||||
| Coords: | -16.8303°N -67.5158°W | ||||
| Elevation: | ≈ 4300m (14,100feet) | ||||
| Pushpin Label: | Chilata Lake | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia#South America | ||||
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Chilata Lake in Bolivia. | ||||
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| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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Chillwa Quta, also spelled Chillhua Kkota, is a lake in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Chillwa Quta lies south-west of the mountain Mama Uqllu, south of the lake Warus Quta and south-east of the mountain Taruja Umaña. This is where the river Taruj Umaña originates. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the La Paz River.[1] [2]
The name Chillwa Quta comes from ay|ch'illiwa (or Aymara: chillwa), meaning "a species of grass (Festuca dolichophylla)", and Aymara: quta "lake".[3]