Wirta Pata (
Aymara
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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 ...
''wirta'' vegetable garden (a borrowing from
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
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''huerta''), ''pata'' step,
"vegetable garden step", also spelled ''Huerta Pata'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain and the lake are located 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 ...
,
Sandia Province
Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia.
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Pol ...
,
Limbani District. The mountain is about high. It lies north of the peaks of
Ariquma and
Ankayuq K'uchu, and southwest of the lakes Ch'uxñaquta ("green lake", ''Chocñecota'') and Tinkiqucha ''(Tinquicocha)''.
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The lake named Wirta Pata lies northwest of the mountain at .
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References
Mountains of Puno Region
Lakes of Puno Region
Mountains of Peru
Lakes of Peru
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