Juri Quta (Batallas)

Juri Quta[1] (Aymara juri mud, muddy water, quta lake,[2] "mud lake" or "dull lake ", hispanicized spellings Juri Kkota, Juri Khota, Juri Kota, Yuri Kkota) is a lake in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, Turquia Canton. It lies north of the Kunturiri massif, south-east of Wila Lluxita and east of Wila Lluxi, at the feet of Mullu Apachita and Jisk'a Turini.[3] Juri Quta is situated at a height of about 4,596 metres (15,079 ft), about 0,5 km (0.31 miles) long and 0,25 km (0.16 miles) at its widest point. The little lake north of Juri Quta is named Ch'uxña Quta ("green lake", Chojña Kkota).[3]

For the lake in the Pukarani Municipality, Los Andes Province, see Juri Quta (Pukarani).
Juri Quta
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Coordinates16°4′30″S 68°16′10″W
Surface elevation4,596 m (15,079 ft)

See also
  • Batallas Municipality: population data and map. Juri Quta (not shown) is situated north-east of Nigruni, in the Turquia Canton.

References
  1. summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Juri Quta" situated south east of Wila Lluxita (on the left)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lago Khara Kkota 5945-IV


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