Juri Quta (Pukarani)

For the lake in the Batallas Municipality, Los Andes Province, see Juri Quta (Batallas).
Juri Quta
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality
Coordinates 16°11′37″S 68°16′20″W / 16.19361°S 68.27222°W / -16.19361; -68.27222Coordinates: 16°11′37″S 68°16′20″W / 16.19361°S 68.27222°W / -16.19361; -68.27222[1]
Surface elevation 4,932 m[2]

Juri Quta[3] (Aymara juri mud, foul water, dull, wet quta lake,[4] "mud lake" or "dull lake ", hispanicized spellings Juri Kkota, Juri Khota, Juri Kota, Yuri Kkota) is a lake in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, Wayna Potosí Canton. It is situated at a height of about 4,932  metres (16,181 ft)[5] south west of the Kunturiri massif and west of lake Ch'iyar Quta.

See also

References

  1. ↑ wikimapia.org
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com ("Uri Kkota")
  3. ↑ summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Juri Quta" situated north west of Tuni Lake (center)
  4. ↑ www.katari.org Juri (s.) - Lodo, barro que se forma cuando llueve. Agua turbia. adj. Mojado.. Quta (s.) - Lago.
  5. ↑ summitpost.org


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