Ch'usiq Uta (
Aymara
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''ch'usiqa'' owl, ''uta'' house, "owl house", also spelled ''Ch'usek Uta''), also known as Cueva de San Pedro or Gruta de San Pedro (
Spanish
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for "cave of Saint Peter" or "grotto of Saint Peter"), is a cave with an enclosed lake in the
La Paz Department in
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. It is situated in the
Larecaja Province
Larecaja is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Bolivian La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.
Geography
The Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordiller ...
,
Sorata Municipality
Sorata Municipality (Aymara language, Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq ...
, about from
Sorata
Sorata ( Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is a small town in the La Paz Department in the Bolivian Andes, northwest of the city of La Paz and east of Lake Titicaca. It is the seat of the Larecaja Province and the Sorata Municipality. At the time of census ...
. Ch'usiq Uta is considered the largest and most famous cave of the department. It is a refuge for
Geoffroy's tailless bat.
[Luis F., La gruta de San Pedro, refugio del Anoura geoffroyi, 2011]
References
Landforms of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Caves of Bolivia
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