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Pila Qucha

Coordinates: 17°25′30″S 65°33′50″W / 17.42500°S 65.56389°W / -17.42500; -65.56389
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Pila Qucha
Location of Pila Qucha in Bolivia.
Location of Pila Qucha in Bolivia.
Pila Qucha
Location of Pila Qucha in Bolivia.
Location of Pila Qucha in Bolivia.
Pila Qucha
Location of Pila Qucha in Bolivia.
Location of Pila Qucha in Bolivia.
Pila Qucha
LocationCochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality
Coordinates17°25′30″S 65°33′50″W / 17.42500°S 65.56389°W / -17.42500; -65.56389
Basin countriesBolivia
Surface elevation4,019 m (13,186 ft)
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Pila Qucha (Quechua pila hose[1] qucha lake,[2] "hose lake", hispanicized spellings Pila Cocha, Pila Khocha, Pilakhocha) is a Bolivian lake located in the Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality, Tiraque Canton[3] situated about 4,019 m high.

References

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  1. ^ qu.wikipedia.org Pila - Hose (tubing)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. ^ Tiraque Municipality: Archived 2016-01-02 at the Wayback Machine population data and map showing "Laguna Pila Khocha"