Laram Quta (La Paz)

This article is about the lake in the La Paz Municipality, Murillo Province, La Paz Department. For other uses, see Laram Quta (disambiguation).
Laram Quta
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality
Coordinates 16°19′47″S 68°04′47″W / 16.32972°S 68.07972°W / -16.32972; -68.07972Coordinates: 16°19′47″S 68°04′47″W / 16.32972°S 68.07972°W / -16.32972; -68.07972

Laram Quta (Aymara larama blue, quta lake,[1] "blue lake", also spelled Laram Khota) is a lake in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, La Paz Canton. It lies south-west of the lake Pata Larama.[2][3] The wetlands of this area are also known as Pampa Larama (Pampalarama, Pamparalama).[4] This is where the Qaluyu River (Kaluyo) originates which downstream is called Achachi Qala and Choqueyapu River.

References

  1. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Milluni 5945-II
  3. ↑ "La Paz". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved September 24, 2014. (unnamed)
  4. ↑ Catalogo de Emprendimientos Turísticos de Base Comunitaria, Ministerio de Culturas, Viceministerio de Turismo, Bolivia


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