Ch'uxñaquta (Carabaya)

This article is about the lake in the Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Ch'uxña Quta.
Ch'uxñaquta
Location Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Coordinates 14°2′23″S 69°54′18″W / 14.03972°S 69.90500°W / -14.03972; -69.90500Coordinates: 14°2′23″S 69°54′18″W / 14.03972°S 69.90500°W / -14.03972; -69.90500
Basin countries Peru

Ch'uxñaquta (Aymara ch'uxña green, quta lake[1] "green lake", hispanicized spelling Chocñacota) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Usicayos District.[2]

References

  1. 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)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)


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