Jach'a Quta (Murillo)

This article is about the lake in the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Jach'a Quta.

Jach'a Quta
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Location	Bolivia, La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, Achocalla Municipality
Coordinates	16°34′S68°9′W / 16.567°S 68.150°W / -16.567; -68.150
Surface elevation	3,760 m (12,340 ft)

Jach'a Quta (Aymara jach'a big, great, quta lake, ^[1] "great lake", hispanicized spelling Jacha Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, Achocalla Municipality. It is situated south of El Alto and La Paz near Achocalla. ^[2] Jach'a Quta is situated at a height of about 3,760 metres (12,340 ft), about 0.67 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.

References

1. www.katari.org Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Jach'a(adj.) - Fuerte y grande, largo o alto. Muchedumbre o junta de alguna cosa.. Quta(s.) - Lago.
2. Achocalla Municipality: Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine population data and map