Ch'iyar Quta (Oruro)

Ch'iyar Quta (Aymara ch'iyara black, quta lake, "black lake", hispanicized spellings Chiar Kkota 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. 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.

This article is about the lake in the Oruro Department. For other uses, see Ch'iyar Quta (disambiguation).
Ch'iyar Quta
Ch'iyar Quta (Oruro)
Ch'iyar Quta (Oruro)
LocationBolivia,
Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Coordinates18°2′59″S 69°3′3″W
Surface elevation5,090 m (16,700 ft)
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