Waña Quta | |||||
Location: | Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province | ||||
Coords: | -18.0414°N -68.9331°W | ||||
Elevation: | 4350m (14,270feet) | ||||
Pushpin Label: | Waña Quta (Oruro) | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia#South America | ||||
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Waña Quta (Oruro) in Bolivia. | ||||
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Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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Waña Quta (Aymara waña dry, quta lake, "dry lake", hispanicized spellings Huañakota, Huaña Kota, Huaña Khota, Huaña Kkota, Huayñakota, Huaña Q'ota) is a small lake in Bolivia located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province. It is in the Sajama National Park northwest of the Sajama volcano at a height of about 4,350 metres (14,270 ft).
The lake is a place to discover birds like Andean avocet, Andean lapwing, cattle egret, horned coot, Puna teal, ruddy duck and yellow-billed pintail.[1]