Ichoca | |
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Town | |
  Ichoca Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°09′S67°11′W / 17.150°S 67.183°W Coordinates: 17°09′S67°11′W / 17.150°S 67.183°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Inquisivi Province |
| Municipality | Ichoca Municipality |
| Population (2001) [1] | |
| • Total | 517 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Ichoca is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Ichoca Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Inquisivi Province.
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Waña Quta may refer to:
Waña Quta is a lake in Bolivia in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Ichoca Municipality, Ichoca Canton. It lies south east of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range, the village and the mountain Waña Quta. The lake is about 0.5 km long and 0.4 km at its widest point and situated at a height of about 4,761 metres (15,620 ft).
Inka Laqaya is a 4,836-metre-high (15,866 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It lies in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, in the north of the Ichoca Municipality. Inka Laqaya is situated at the river Millu Juqhu which originates near the mountain. It flows to the south-east.
Jach'a Jawira which later is named Q'ara Qullu and Waña Jawira is a Bolivian river in the La Paz Department and in the Oruro Department. Its waters flow towards Uru Uru Lake.
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