Watir Quta

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Watir Quta
Bater Kkota
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Watir Quta
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Watir Quta
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province
Coordinates 16°47′25″S67°27′30″W / 16.79028°S 67.45833°W / -16.79028; -67.45833
Watir Quta

Watir Quta (Aymara watiri darner, someone who darns holes in clothes, quta lake, [1] [2] "darner lake", also spelled Bater Kkota) is a lake in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. The river Chaka Jawira which connects Watir Quta with the lakes south-east of it flows through the lake. Its waters run to the La Paz River. [3] [4]

References

  1. "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2014. see: Zurcidor, ra
  2. 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)
  3. IGM map 1:50,000 6143-IV Estancia Choquetanga Chico
  4. "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 29, 2014.