Parinaquta (Carabaya)

Parinaquta (Aymara parina flamingo, quta lake[2] "flamingo lake", Hispanicized spelling Parinajota) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, north-east of Macusani. Parinaquta lies south of the lake Sayt'uquta (Aymara for "prolonged, lengthened or tapering lake", Hispanicized Saytojota) at the road between Ayapata and Macusani.[3]

This article is about the lake in the Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Parina Quta.
Parinaquta
Parinaquta is located in Peru
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Parinaquta
LocationPuno Region
Coordinates14°3′16″S 70°21′48″W[1]
Basin countriesPeru

See also

References
  1. "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN Peru. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Carabaya (Puno Region) showing the location of Parinaquta (unnamed)


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