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Q'ara Quta (Potosí)

Coordinates: 18°37′55″S 66°06′45″W / 18.63194°S 66.11250°W / -18.63194; -66.11250
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Q'ara Quta
Location of Q'ara Quta (Potosí) in Bolivia.
Location of Q'ara Quta (Potosí) in Bolivia.
Q'ara Quta (Potosí)
Location of Q'ara Quta (Potosí) in Bolivia.
Location of Q'ara Quta (Potosí) in Bolivia.
Q'ara Quta (Potosí)
LocationPotosí Department, Chayanta Province, Bolivia
Coordinates18°37′55″S 66°06′45″W / 18.63194°S 66.11250°W / -18.63194; -66.11250
Primary outflowsRio Colojsa[1]
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Q'ara Quta (Aymara q'ara bare, bald, quta lake,[2] "bare lake", Hispanicized spellings Khara Kkota) is a Bolivian lake near hamlet Caracota[3] in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Pocoata Municipality.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Río Colojsa
  2. ^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara dictionary (transcription): Q'ara - Pelado. Quta - Mar, laguna, charco
  3. ^ Node: Caracota (6759165061) OpenStreetMap
  4. ^ Pocoata Municipality: Archived April 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine population data and map