Janq'uquta (Puno)

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Janq'uquta or Janq'u Quta (Aymara janq'u white, quta lake, "white lake", hispanicized spellings Janccoccota, Janjojota, Janjoqota) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Orurillo District. It is situated at a height of about 3,909 metres (12, 825 ft), about 2.34 km long and 1.21 km at its widest point. Janq'uquta lies between the La Raya mountain range in the north-west and Lake Titicaca in the south-east at the mountain Janq'u Q'awa.

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