Parinaquta (Carabaya)

Lake in Peru

This article is about the lake in the Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Parina Quta.

Parinaquta

Parinaquta

Location| Puno Region
Coordinates| 14°3′16″S 70°21′48″W﻿ / ﻿14.05444°S 70.36333°W﻿ / -14.05444; -70.36333[1]
Basin countries| Peru

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]

## See also

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* List of lakes in Peru

## References

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1. ^ "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN Peru. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Carabaya (Puno Region) showing the location of Parinaquta (unnamed)

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