Chillwa Quta
| Chillwa Quta | |
|---|---|
  Chilata Lake  Chilata Lake | |
| Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Loayza Province |
| Coordinates | 16°49′49″S 67°30′57″W / 16.83028°S 67.51583°W |
| Surface elevation | ≈ 4,300 m (14,100 ft) |
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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 Aymara: ch'illiwa (or chillwa), meaning "a species of grass (Festuca dolichophylla)", and quta "lake".[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
- ^ "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Plan de Desarrollo Municipal Calamarca 2005 - 2009
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