Lake Paracota (Parinacota) | |
Other Name: | Laguna Parinacota |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Location: | Peru Tacna Region |
Coords: | -16.8978°N -70.5067°W[1] |
Lake Paracota (possibly from Aymara phara dry,[2] quta lake)[3] or Laguna Parinacota is a lake in Peru located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District.[4] It is situated at a height of about 4512m (14,803feet). Lake Paracota lies between the larger Lake Suches in the northwest and the volcano Tutupaca in the south.