Qachu Quta (Bautista Saavedra) Explained

Qachu Quta
Other Name:Llachu Quta
Location:Bolivia
La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province, Municipio Charazani
Length:0.5km (00.3miles)
Width:0.4km (00.2miles)
Elevation:4466m (14,652feet)
Pushpin Label:Laguna Qachu Quta
Pushpin Map:Bolivia#South America
Pushpin Map Alt:Location in Bolivia
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Qachu Quta[1] (Aymara qachu female, quta lake, "female lake", Hispanicized spelling Cacho Kkota) or Llachu Quta[2] (Aymara llachu seaweed,[3] "seaweed lake", Hispanicized Llacho Kkota) is a Bolivian lake on the west side of the Apolobamba mountain range. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province, Charasani Municipality, Charasani Canton, northwest of Charasani, southeast of the Janq'u Qala Lake and east of the small lake named Ch'uxña Quta. Qachu Quta is about 0.9 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point and situated at a height of about 4,466 metres (14,652 ft).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021601&tipo=1 Charasani Municipality:
  2. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224300691-sd19-14.jpg Detailed map of the area showing "Laguna Llacho Kkota" (Llachu Quta)
  3. http://www.katari.org/diccionario/diccionario.php Aymara-Spanish dictionary