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Parinaquta (Chucuito)

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Parinaquta (Chucuito)

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Parinaquta (Aymara parina flamingo, quta lake, "flamingo lake", Hispanicized spelling Parinacota) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Kelluyo District. It is situated at a height of about 3,772 metres (12, 375 ft). Parinaquta lies northeast of the lake Quraquta, near the Bolivian border.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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