Ch'iyar Quta (Oruro)
This article is about the lake in the Oruro Department. For other uses, see Ch'iyar Quta.
| Ch'iyar Quta | |
|---|---|
| Location |  BoliviaOruro Department, Sajama Province |
| Coordinates | 18°2′S 69°3′W / 18.033°S 69.050°WCoordinates: 18°2′S 69°3′W / 18.033°S 69.050°W[1] |
| Surface elevation | 5,090 m (16,700 ft) |
Ch'iyar Quta (Aymara ch'iyara black, quta lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spellings Chiar Kkota[3][4] and erroneously also Chiar Kkola) is a small Bolivian lake located in the Sajama Province of the Oruro Department near the border to Chile. It is situated at a height of about 5,090 meters (16,700 ft) inside the boundaries of the Sajama National Park.[5] Ch'iyar Quta lies south east of the peaks of Laram Q'awa and Kunturiri.
References
- ^ mapcarta.com
- ^ www.katari.org Ch'iyara (adj.) - Color negro. Quta (s.) - Lago.
- ^ Curahuara de Carangas Municipality: population data and map
- ^ upload.wikimedia.org/
- ^ lib.icimod.org Dirk Hoffmann, The Sajama National Park in Bolivia, Mountain Research and Development Vol 27 No 1 February 2007 (see map on p. 12)
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