Ch'iyar Quta (Oruro)

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Ch'iyar Quta (Aymara ch'iyara black, quta lake,[1] "black lake", hispanicized spellings Chiar Kkota[2][3] and erroneously also Chiar Kkola) is a small Bolivian lake located in the Sajama Province of the Oruro Department near the border to Chile. It is situated at a height of about 5,090 meters (16,700 feet) inside the boundaries of the Sajama National Park.[4] Ch'iyar Quta lies south-east of the peaks of Laram Q'awa, Milluni and Kunturiri, south-west of Jisk'a Kunturiri and north of Patilla Pata.[5]

Coordinates18°02′59″S 69°03′03″W
Surface elevation
5,090 m (16,700 ft)
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LocationBolivia,
Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Coordinates18°02′59″S 69°03′03″W
Surface elevation
5,090 m (16,700 ft)
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