Parinaquta (Carabaya)
Parinaquta (Aymara parina flamingo, quta lake[2] "flamingo lake", hispanicized spelling Parinajota) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, north-east of Macusani. Parinaquta lies south of the lake Sayt'uquta (Aymara for "prolonged, lengthened or tapering lake", hispanicized Saytojota) at the road between Ayapata and Macusani.[3]
| Parinaquta | |
|---|---|
| Location | Puno Region |
| Coordinates | 14°3′16″S 70°21′48″W[1] |
| Basin countries | Peru |
See also
- List of lakes in Peru
References
- "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN Peru. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- 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)
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Carabaya (Puno Region) showing the location of Parinaquta (unnamed)
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