__NOTOC__ Parinacota (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 ...

''parina'' flamingo, ''quta'' lake, "flamingo lake") is a lake on the border of Bolivia and

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 ...

at a height of about 4,216 metres (13,832 ft). On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department,

José Manuel Pando Province José Manuel Pando is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was founded on April 22, 1986, during the presidency of Víctor Paz Estenssoro. The province was named after José Manuel Pando (1848-1917) who was the president of Bolivi ...

, Qataqura Municipality, T'ula Qullu Canton, on the Peruvian side 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, Capazo District.escale.minedu.gob.pe/carta-educativa, Puno Region, El Collao Province It is connected with the Parinacota River which lies on the border south of the lake. Parinacota is about 1.3 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.

References

Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Lakes of Peru Lakes of Puno Region Bolivia–Peru border {{LaPazBO-geo-stub

See also

References