Janq'u Quta (Loayza)

This article is about the lake in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department. For other uses, see Janq'u Quta.
Janq'u Quta
Janq'u Quta

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,940 m (16,210 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°50′09″S 67°30′42″W / 16.83583°S 67.51167°W / -16.83583; -67.51167Coordinates: 16°50′09″S 67°30′42″W / 16.83583°S 67.51167°W / -16.83583; -67.51167
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Quta (Aymara janq'u white, quta lake,[2] "white lake", also spelled Jankho Khota, Jankho Kkota) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,940 m (16,210 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cairoma 6043-II
  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. ↑ "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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