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Ch'uxña Quta (
Aymara ''ch'uxña'' green, ''quta'' lake, "green lake", hispanicized spelling ''Chojna Kkota, Choiña Kkota'') is a lake in the
Apolobamba
Apolobamba ''(Cordillera (de) Apolobamba)'' is a mountain range in the South American Andes.
Geographical Location
It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Bolivia ...
mountain range of
Bolivia
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situated in the
La Paz Department,
Bautista Saavedra Province,
Curva Municipality
Curva Municipality is the second municipal section of the Bautista Saavedra Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Curva.
See also
* Ch'uxña Quta
* Kunturini
* K'usilluni
* Qillwa Quta
* Qutañani
* Supay Punku
* Ulla Qh ...
, Calaya Canton. It lies about 5,543 metres (18,186 ft) above sea level, 4 km northwest of the mountain Iskillani ''(Isquillani)''.
Ch'uxña Quta gets waters from the mountain
Ulla Qhaya
Ulla Qhaya (Aymara ''ulla'' cooked potato, ''qhaya'' store of potatoes, also spelled ''Ulla Khaya, Ullakaya''),BIGM map 1:100,000 Umanata 3040 ''Jila Khayo'', ''Huelancalloc'',AJ 1991-92 257-264 Peck MEFnotes.pdf - Alpine Journal ''Huellancalloc ...
east of it. This stream named Q'añuma Jawira ("dirty water river", ''Cañuma Jahuira, Cunuma Jahuira'') also connects Ch'uxña Quta with the larger lake
Janq'u Qala in the southwest. Afterwards it flows to
Such'i River.
[ Detailed map of the area]
See also
*
Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
The Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area (''Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Apolobamba'') is a protected area in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, situated in the Bautista Saavedra, Franz Tamayo and Larecaja provinces.
See also
* Ap ...
References
Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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