Lake Paracota (Candarave)

Lake Paracota (*Parinacota*)
Lake Paracota (Parinacota)
Laguna Parinacota
Parincota (Spanish)
	Lake Paracota (Parinacota)
Location	Peru ; Tacna Region
Coordinates	16°53′52″S 70°30′24″W / 16.89778°S 70.50667°W

Lake Paracota (possibly from Aymara phara dry,^[2] quta lake)^[3] or Laguna Parinacota is a lake in Peru located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District.^[4] It is situated at a height of about 4,512 metres (14,803 ft). Lake Paracota lies between the larger Lake Suches in the northwest and the volcano Tutupaca in the south.

References

^ Parincota Wikimapia
^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Phara, waña - Seco.
^ www.katari.org Quta (s.) - Lago
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)

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[1] Parincota Wikimapia

[2] Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Phara, waña - Seco.

[3] www.katari.org Quta (s.) - Lago

[4] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)

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