Qutapata (Aymara quta lake, pata step,[2] also spelled Khotapata) is a 5,288-metre-high (17,349 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, near the border with the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Qutapata lies south-west of the mountain Sirk'i Qullu, west of the mountain Jathi Qullu and south of the lake Sirk'i Quta.[1][3]

Qutapata
Highest point
Elevation5,288 m (17,349 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°25′46″S 67°58′18″W / 16.42944°S 67.97167°W / -16.42944; -67.97167
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

The river Jathi Jawira (Hati Jahuira) originates between Jathi Qullu and Qutapata. It flows to the Pallquma River (Palcoma) in the south-west.[1] Pallquma River is an affluent of Irpawi River (Irpavi), a tributary of the Choqueyapu River.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 Chulumani sheet 3338
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ "La Paz". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.