Waña Quta (Oruro)
Waña Quta (Aymara waña dry, quta lake,[1] "dry lake", hispanicized spellings Huañakota, Huaña Kota, Huaña Khota, Huaña Kkota, Huayñakota, Huaña Q'ota) is a small lake in Bolivia located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province. It is in the Sajama National Park[2] northwest of the Sajama volcano at a height of about 4,350 metres (14,270 ft).
| Waña Quta | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province |
| Coordinates | 18°02′29″S 68°55′59″W |
| Surface elevation | 4,350 m (14,270 ft) |
The lake is a place to discover birds like Andean avocet, Andean lapwing, cattle egret, horned coot, Puna teal, ruddy duck and yellow-billed pintail.[3]
References
- 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)
- lib.icimod.org Dirk Hoffmann, The Sajama National Park in Bolivia, Mountain Research and Development Vol 27 No 1 February 2007 (see map on p. 12)
- www.birdlife.org / Waterbirds Report p. 11, list of the monitoring
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