Lake Paracota (Candarave)
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Lake Paracota (Parinacota) | |
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Laguna Parinacota | |
Parincota (Spanish) | |
Location | Peru Tacna Region |
Coordinates | 16°53′52″S 70°30′24″W / 16.89778°S 70.50667°W[1] |
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.