Warus Quta (Loayza)

Warus Quta (Aymara warusa grey-brown, quta lake,[1][2] "grey-brown lake", also spelled Barrus Kkota) is a lake in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Warus Quta lies between the mountains Taruja Umaña in the west and Mama Uqllu in the east. The river Taruj Umaña originates near the lake. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the La Paz River.[3][4]

For the lake in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Warus Quta (Larecaja).
Warus Quta
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Coordinates16°49′02″S 67°31′02″W

References
  1. "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved October 29, 2014. see: Color
  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. IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
  4. "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
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