Lake Vilacotaescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region) (possibly from

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 ...

''wila'' red / blood, ''quta'' lake,www.katari.org
Aymara-Spanish dictionary: ''Wila'' ''(s.)'' - ''Sangre. adj. Color rojo''. ''Quta'' ''(s.)'' - ''Lago.'' "red lake") is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

in the region of

Tacna Tacna is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region. A very commercially active city, it is located only north of the border with Arica y Parinacota Region from Chile, inland from the Pacific Ocean and in the valley of ...

, in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

. More precisely, it belongs to

Tarata Province Tarata is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tarata city. Geography The Tarata Province is bounded to the north by the Candarave Province and the Puno Region, to the east by Bolivia, and to the south a ...

, Susapaya District, along the border with the Santa Rosa District of

El Collao Province El Collao Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru, created in 1992. The capital of the province is the city of Ilave. Political division The province measures and is divided into five districts: Geography Some of the highest peak ...

in the neighboring region of

Puno Puno (Aymara and qu, Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was establish ...

. It has a surface elevation of above sea level and a catchment area of . Yucamane volcano lies west of the lake. To the east of Lake Vilacota there is a smaller lake named Ancocota (possibly Aymara for "white lake"); both lakes being connected by a short river. Moreover, both lakes are the headwaters of

Mauri River The Mauri River is a river of Bolivia and Peru. It rises on the frontier between Chile and Bolivia near Charaña and flows east-northeast for about 100 km where it joins the Desaguadero. In fact the Mauri is much larger than the Desaguadero ...

References

* Vilacota Vilacota {{Tacna-geo-stub

See also

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