Taypi Chaka Quta
lake in La Paz Department, Bolivia
Taypi Chaka Quta (Aymara taypi center, middle, chaka bridge, quta lake, "middle bridge lake", Hispanicized spellings Taypi Chaca Kkota, Taypi Chaka Kkota) is a lake west of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, Tuquia Canton, on the border to Batallas Municipality. It is situated at a height of about 4,412 metres (14,475 ft), south west of Sura Quta, a lake connected with Taypi Chaka Quta by the Link'u River ("curve river") that flows down from the Cordillera Real towards Lake Titicaca.
The public source identifies “Taypi Chaka Quta” as lake in La Paz Department, Bolivia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Taypi, Chaka and Quta.
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