Waña Quta (Oruro)

Waña Quta (Aymara waña dry, quta lake,[1] "dry lake", hispanicized spellings Huañakota, Huaña Kota, Huaña Khota, Huaña Kkota, Huayñakota, Huaña Q'ota) is a small lake in Bolivia located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province. It is in the Sajama National Park[2] northwest of the Sajama volcano at a height of about 4,350 metres (14,270 ft).

Waña Quta
Location of Waña Quta (Oruro) in Bolivia.
Location of Waña Quta (Oruro) in Bolivia.
Waña Quta (Oruro)
Location of Waña Quta (Oruro) in Bolivia.
Location of Waña Quta (Oruro) in Bolivia.
Waña Quta (Oruro)
LocationBolivia
Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Coordinates18°02′29″S 68°55′59″W
Surface elevation4,350 m (14,270 ft)

The lake is a place to discover birds like Andean avocet, Andean lapwing, cattle egret, horned coot, Puna teal, ruddy duck and yellow-billed pintail.[3]

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. lib.icimod.org Dirk Hoffmann, The Sajama National Park in Bolivia, Mountain Research and Development Vol 27 No 1 February 2007 (see map on p. 12)
  3. www.birdlife.org / Waterbirds Report p. 11, list of the monitoring


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