Ch'usiq Uta (

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

''ch'usiqa'' owl, ''uta'' house, "owl house", also spelled ''Ch'usek Uta''), also known as Cueva de San Pedro or Gruta de San Pedro (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

for "cave of Saint Peter" or "grotto of Saint Peter"), is a cave with an enclosed lake in the La Paz Department in

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

. It is situated in the

Larecaja Province Larecaja is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province ar ...

Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality (Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th hi ...

, about from

Sorata Sorata (Aymara language, Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is a small town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department in the Bolivian Andes, northwest of the city of La Paz and east of Lake Titicaca. It is the seat of the Larecaja Province and the ...

. Ch'usiq Uta is considered the largest and most famous cave of the department. It is a refuge for

Geoffroy's tailless bat Geoffroy's tailless bat (''Anoura geoffroyi'') is a species of phyllostomid bat from the American tropics. Description Geoffroy's tailless bat is a medium-sized bat, measuring around in total length and weighing . It has dark to dull brown fur o ...

.Luis F., La gruta de San Pedro, refugio del Anoura geoffroyi, 2011

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