Chillwa Quta

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Chillwa Quta
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Chilata Lake
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Chilata Lake
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Coordinates 16°49′49″S67°30′57″W / 16.83028°S 67.51583°W / -16.83028; -67.51583
Surface elevation≈ 4,300 m (14,100 ft)
Chillwa Quta

Chillwa Quta, also spelled Chillhua Kkota, is a lake in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Chillwa Quta lies south-west of the mountain Mama Uqllu, south of the lake Warus Quta and south-east of the mountain Taruja Umaña. This is where the river Taruj Umaña originates. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the La Paz River. [1] [2]

The name Chillwa Quta comes from Aymara : ch'illiwa (or chillwa), meaning "a species of grass (Festuca dolichophylla)", and quta "lake". [3] [4]

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References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
  2. "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Plan de Desarrollo Municipal Calamarca 2005 - 2009