Max. length 5 km (3.1 mi) Surface elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) | Max. width 0.65 km (0.40 mi) | |
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality | ||
Q'ara Quta (Aymara q'ara bare, bald, quta lake, "bare lake", hispanicized spellings Karakota, Khara Khota, Khara Kkota, K'arakota) is a lake on the western side of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, Tuquía Canton. It lies north-west of the Kunturiri massif, between the lakes Wichhu Quta (5 km) in the south-west and Khotia Quta and Janq'u Quta in the north-east. The lakes are connected by Jach'a Jawira, a river which originates near the mountain Wila Lluxita and flows down to Lake Titicaca. Q'ara Quta is situated at a height of about 4,400 metres (14,400 ft), about 5 km long and 0,65 km at its widest point.
Map of Q'ara Quta, Bolivia
References
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