Jach'a Quta (Aroma)

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Jach'a Quta (Aroma)
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Calamarca Municipality
Coordinates 16°53′47″S68°05′58″W / 16.89639°S 68.09944°W / -16.89639; -68.09944
Jach'a Quta (Aroma)

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, Aroma Province, Calamarca Municipality, west of Calamarca. [2]

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References

  1. www.katari.org Jach'a(adj.) - Fuerte y grande, largo o alto. Muchedumbre o junta de alguna cosa.. Quta(s.) - Lago.
  2. Calamarca Municipality: population data and map