Phaq'u Quta
| Phaq'u Quta | |
|---|---|
 A view of Phaq'u Quta and El Alto in the distance from Chacaltaya refuge | |
| Location |
Bolivia, La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
| Coordinates | 16°22′56″S 68°8′08″W / 16.38222°S 68.13556°WCoordinates: 16°22′56″S 68°8′08″W / 16.38222°S 68.13556°W |
| Surface elevation | 4,667 m (15,312 ft) |
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).
Gallery
Phaq'u Quta (in the background on the right) as seen from the north
Phaq'u Quta as seen from the Chacaltaya Astrophysical Observatory
See also
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ aymara.ucb.edu.bo Félix Layme Pairumani, Aymara-Spanish dictionary
- ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 La Paz (Norte) 5944-I
- ↑ "El Alto". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved September 24, 2014. (unnamed)
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