Parinaquta (Carabaya)
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| Parinaquta | |
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  Parinaquta | |
| Location | Puno Region |
| Coordinates | 14°3′16″S 70°21′48″W / 14.05444°S 70.36333°W[1] |
| Basin countries | Peru |
Parinaquta (Aymara parina flamingo, quta lake[2] "flamingo lake", Hispanicized spelling Parinajota) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, north-east of Macusani. Parinaquta lies south of the lake Sayt'uquta (Aymara for "prolonged, lengthened or tapering lake", Hispanicized Saytojota) at the road between Ayapata and Macusani.[3]
