Phaq'u Quta

Phaq'u Quta (Aymara phaq'u, paqu, p'aqu light brown, reddish, blond, dark chestnut, quta lake,[1][2] "chestnut coloured lake") is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality.[3][4] It is situated at a height of about 4,667 metres (15,312 ft) south of the mountain Chacaltaya, south-east of Milluni Lake and south-west of Qillwani (Khelluani).

Phaq'u Quta
A view of Phaq'u Quta and El Alto in the distance from Chacaltaya refuge
Location of Janq'u Quta (El Alto) in Bolivia.
Location of Janq'u Quta (El Alto) in Bolivia.
Janq'u Quta (El Alto)
Location of Janq'u Quta (El Alto) in Bolivia.
Location of Janq'u Quta (El Alto) in Bolivia.
Janq'u Quta (El Alto)
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Coordinates16°22′57″S 68°8′7″W
Surface elevation4,667 m (15,312 ft)
  • Phaq'u Quta (in the background on the right) as seen from the north
    Phaq'u Quta (in the background on the right) as seen from the north
  • Phaq'u Quta as seen from the Chacaltaya Astrophysical Observatory
    Phaq'u Quta as seen from the Chacaltaya Astrophysical Observatory

See also

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. aymara.ucb.edu.bo Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Félix Layme Pairumani, Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  3. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 La Paz (Norte) 5944-I
  4. "El Alto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2014. (unnamed)
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