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Laram Quta (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''larama'' blue, ''quta'' lake, "blue lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Laramcota'') is a lake 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 ...
in the
La Paz Department,
Inquisivi Province
Inquisivi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. During the presidency of José Ballivián it was created on November 2, 1844. The capital of the province is Inquisivi.
Geography
The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the provin ...
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Quime Municipality
Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime. The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0".
Geography
Ther ...
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Satellite photo showing Laram Quta ("Laguna Laramcota") south east of the village Waña Quta ("Huanacota") It lies on the western slope of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range
The Cordillera Quimsa Cruz is a mountain range in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated south east of Lake Titicaca and north of Lake Uru Uru, measuring about 35–40 km in length and 12 km at its widest point. It is the continua ...
, at the foot of the Laram Quta glacier
A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires ...
and Mount Gigante, north west of the lake Wallatani. Laram Quta is about 1.6 km long and 0.6 km at its widest point and situated at a height of about 4,862 metres (15,951 ft).
References
Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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