Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí)

Sura Quta[2] (Aymara sura dry jiquima, a species of Pachyrhizus,[3] quta lake,[4] "sura lake", hispanicized spellings Sora Kkota, Sora Kota) is a lake west of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, Wayna Potosí Canton, on the border to Batallas Municipality. It is situated at a height of about 4,491 metres (14,734 ft), about 1.77 km long and 0.7 km at its widest point. Sura Quta lies north east of Taypi Chaka Quta. The lakes are connected by the Link'u River ("curve river") that flows down from the Cordillera Real towards Lake Titicaca.

This article is about the lake in the Wayna Potosí Canton, Pukarani Municipality, Bolivia. For other uses, see Sura Quta (Patamanta).
Sura Quta
Sura Quta
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province
Coordinates16°11′S 68°21′W[1]
Surface elevation4,491 m (14,734 ft)

See also

References
  1. mapcarta.com "Laguna Sora Kkota"
  2. summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Sura Quta" situated north east of Taypi Chaka Quta (on the left)
  3. Ludovico Bertonio, Transcripción del vocabulario de la lengua aymara (Spanish-Aymara dictionary): Jiquima seca. - Willu khama, sura
  4. katari.org Quta (s.) - Lago
  • Pukarani Municipality population data and map showing Taypi Chaka Quta situated south west of Sura Quta ("Sora Kota")


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