Janq'u Quta (Larecaja)

This article is about the lake in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department. For other uses, see Janq'u Quta.
Janq'u Quta
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality
Coordinates 15°57′41″S 68°26′32″W / 15.96139°S 68.44222°W / -15.96139; -68.44222Coordinates: 15°57′41″S 68°26′32″W / 15.96139°S 68.44222°W / -15.96139; -68.44222

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]

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


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