Q'ara Qutasummitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Q'ara Quta" west of the Kunturiri massif (Aymara q'ara bare, bald, quta lake, "bare lake", Hispanicized spellings Karakota, Khara Khota, Khara Kkota, K'arakota) is a lake on the western side of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, Comunidad Alto Peñas. It lies north-west of the Kunturiri massif, between the lakes Wichhu Quta (5 km) in the south-west and Khotia Quta and Janq'u Quta in the north-east. The lakes are connected by Jach'a Jawira, a river which originates near the mountain Wila Lluxita and flows down to Lake Titicaca. Q'ara Quta is situated at a height of about 4,400 metres (14,400 ft), about 5 km long and 0,65 km at its widest point.
See also Phaq'u Kiwuta Warawarani Wila Lluxi
External links Batallas Municipality: population data and map
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