Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí)
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__NOTOC__ Sura Quta (
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 ...
''sura'' dry ''jiquima'', a species of
Pachyrhizus ''Pachyrhizus'' is a small genus of five or six species of tropical and subtropical plants growing from large, often edible taproots. Jícama The jícama or yam bean (''P. erosus'') is a vine widely grown for its large (10–15 cm di ...
, ''quta'' lake,katari.org
''Quta'' ''(s.)'' - ''Lago'' "''sura'' lake", hispanicized spellings ''Sora Kkota, Sora Kota'') is a lake west of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, Wayna Potosí Canton, on the border to
Batallas Municipality Batallas Municipality is the third municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Batallas. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the Batallas Municipality. Some of the highest mountains of ...
. It is situated at a height of about 4,491 metres (14,734 ft), about 1.77 km long and 0.7 km at its widest point. Sura Quta lies north east of Taypi Chaka Quta. The lakes are connected by the Link'u River ("curve river") that flows down from the Cordillera Real towards
Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, i ...
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See also

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Allqa Quta __NOTOC__ Allqa Quta ( Aymara ''allqa'' multicolored, ''quta'' lake, "multicolored lake", also spelled ''Allka Kkota'') is a lake in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipalit ...
* Ch'iyar Quta * Jach'a Jawira * Juri Quta * Lawrawani Lake * Kunturiri * Surikiña River


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Pukarani Municipality
population data and map showing Taypi Chaka Quta situated south west of Sura Quta ("Sora Kota") Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub