Parina Quta (Oruro)
Parina Quta (Aymara parina flamingo, quta lake, "flamingo lake", hispanicized spellings Parinacota, Parina Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia in the Oruro Department, Carangas Province, Corque Municipality. It is situated west of Poopó Lake, about 3,753 m (12,313 ft) high. Parina Quta is about 1.9 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.
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References
- ^ mapcarta.com "Laguna Parina Kkota", retrieved on December 28, 2012
- ^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Parina - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna
- ^ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Quta (s.) - Lago.
- ^ Corque Municipality: Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine population data and map showing "Laguna Parina Kkota"