Janq'u Quta (Larecaja)

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Janq'u Quta (Larecaja)
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality
Coordinates 15°57′40″S68°26′33″W / 15.96111°S 68.44250°W / -15.96111; -68.44250 Coordinates: 15°57′40″S68°26′33″W / 15.96111°S 68.44250°W / -15.96111; -68.44250
Janq'u Quta (Larecaja)

Janq'u Quta (Aymara janq'u white, quta lake, [1] "white lake", hispanicized spelling Janko Kota) is a lake in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, in the south-west of the Guanay Municipality. Janq'u Quta lies near the mountain Ch'iyar Juqhu. [2] [3] Lake can be reached from village Chajolpaya, Municipio Sorata, Provincia Larecaja, La Paz, Bolivia.

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Wila Wila is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,240 metres (17,192 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality. It lies north-west of the mountains Chachakumani and Kuntur Jipiña. The lake Jist'aña Quta lies at its feet, south of it.

Warus Quta is a lake in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Warus Quta lies south-east of the mountains Wiluyu Janq'u Uma and Yapuchañani and north-east of Uma Jalanta.

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Qala Phusa is a 4,884-metre-high (16,024 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Qala Phusa lies north of the Janq'u Uma-Illampu massif of the Cordillera Real, northwest of the mountain Wila Quta and southeast of Llawi Imaña.

Quña Quñani is a 5,006-metre-high (16,424 ft) mountain in the north of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Quña Quñani lies south of the Janq'u Uma-Illampu massif between the lakes Laram Quta in the northwest and Warawarani (Huara Huarani) and Jisk'a Warawarani (Jiskha Huara Huarani) in the east and southeast. It is situated north and northwest of the mountains Salluyu (Salluyo) and Janq'u K'ark'a.

References

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  2. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III
  3. "Guanay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014. (unnamed, south-east of Wari Qalluni Pata (Huari Kallunipata))