Quraquta

Quraquta
Location Peru
Puno Region
Coordinates 16°43′33″S 69°12′56″W / 16.72583°S 69.21556°W / -16.72583; -69.21556Coordinates: 16°43′33″S 69°12′56″W / 16.72583°S 69.21556°W / -16.72583; -69.21556[1]
Surface elevation 3,868 m (12,690 ft)

Quraquta (Aymara qura herb, quta lake,[2] "herb lake", hispanicized spelling Coracota) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Kelluyo District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 3,868 metres (12,690 ft). Quraquta lies southwest of the lake Parinaquta, near the Bolivian border.

References

  1. ↑ satelliteview.co "Laguna Coracota", retrieved on June 7, 2013
  2. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Qura (s.) - Hierba del campo inútil, hierva medicinal. Quta (s.) - Lago.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chucuito Province (Puno Region)
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