Lake Loriscota or Lake Lorisccota (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 ...

''lurisa''

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

of the totora, name of a river ''(Loriza)'' connected with the lake and of a village ''(Loriza)'' northeast of the lake, ''quta'' lake,www.katari.org
Aymara-Spanish dictionary: ''Quta'' (s.) - ''Lago.'') is a lake 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 = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. It is situated in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...

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 ...

, Santa Rosa District.

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*INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26 Lakes of Peru Lakes of Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub

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