Jach'a Quta
Location of Jach'a Quta (Murillo) in Bolivia.
Location of Jach'a Quta (Murillo) in Bolivia.
Jach'a Quta (Murillo)
Location of Jach'a Quta (Murillo) in Bolivia.
Location of Jach'a Quta (Murillo) in Bolivia.
Jach'a Quta (Murillo)
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, Achocalla Municipality
Coordinates16°34′S 68°9′W / 16.567°S 68.150°W / -16.567; -68.150
Surface elevation3,760 m (12,340 ft)

Jach'a Quta (Aymara jach'a big, great, quta lake,[1] "great lake", hispanicized spelling Jacha Kkota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, Achocalla Municipality. It is situated south of El Alto and La Paz near Achocalla.[2] Jach'a Quta is situated at a height of about 3,760 metres (12,340 ft), about 0.67 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.

References

  1. ↑ www.katari.org Jach'a (adj.) - Fuerte y grande, largo o alto. Muchedumbre o junta de alguna cosa.. Quta (s.) - Lago.
  2. ↑ Achocalla Municipality: Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine population data and map
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