Lake Paracota (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 ...

''phara'' dry, ''quta'' lake, "dry lake") 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 ...

located in the

Tacna Region Tacna (; Aymara & Quechua: Taqna) is the southernmost department and region in Peru. The Chilean Army occupied the present-day Tacna Department during the War of the Pacific from 1885 to 1929 when it was reincorporated into Peruvian soil. Geogr ...

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 Susapaya District is one of eight districts of the province Tarata in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_s ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region) It is situated at a height of about . Paracota lies south of the larger

Lake Vilacota Lake Vilacotaescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region) (possibly from Aymara ''wila'' red / blood, ''quta'' lake,

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Lakes of Peru Lakes of Tacna Region {{Tacna-geo-stub