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Chillwa Quta, also spelled ''Chillhua Kkota'', is a lake in the
Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the
La Paz Department,
Loayza Province
Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay.
Geography
The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Subdivisio ...
,
Cairoma Municipality
Cairoma Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country fea ...
. Chillwa Quta lies south-west of the mountain
Mama Uqllu, south of the lake
Warus Quta and south-east of the mountain
Taruja Umaña
Taruja Umaña (Aymara ''taruja'' deer, ''umaña'' drink, to give to drink, "deer watering place", also spelled ''Taruca Umaña'',IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca ''Taruca Umana''), also known as Taruj Umaña according to the name of the river at the ...
. This is where the river Taruj Umaña originates. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the
La Paz River.
[IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca]
The name ''Chillwa Quta'' comes from (or ), meaning "a species of grass ''(
Festuca dolichophylla
''Festuca dolichophylla'' is a species of grass which is endemic to western South America with an occurrence in Costa Rica.
Description
The plant is perennial and caespitose with erect culms that are long and wide. The ligule is long and is ...
)''", and "lake".
[Plan de Desarrollo Municipal Calamarca 2005 - 2009]
References
Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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