Parina Quta (Oruro)

Parina Quta
Parina Quta
	Parina Quta (Oruro) Parina Quta (Oruro)
Location	Bolivia, ; Oruro Department, Carangas Province
Coordinates	18°40′31″S 67°35′20″W / 18.67528°S 67.58889°W
Surface elevation	3,753 m (12,313 ft)

Parina Quta (Aymara parina flamingo,^[2] quta lake,^[3] "flamingo lake", hispanicized spellings Parinacota, Parina Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia in the Oruro Department, Carangas Province, Corque Municipality.^[4] It is situated west of Poopó Lake, about 3,753 m (12,313 ft) high. Parina Quta is about 1.9 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.

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^ mapcarta.com "Laguna Parina Kkota", retrieved on December 28, 2012
^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Parina - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna
^ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Quta (s.) - Lago.
^ Corque Municipality: Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine population data and map showing "Laguna Parina Kkota"

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[1] rta.com "Laguna Parina Kkota", retrieved on December 28, 2012

[2] Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Parina - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna

[3] www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Quta (s.) - Lago.

[4] Corque Municipality: Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine population data and map showing "Laguna Parina Kkota"

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