Parinaquta | |
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Location | Puno Region |
Coordinates | 14°3′16″S 70°21′48″W / 14.05444°S 70.36333°WCoordinates: 14°3′16″S 70°21′48″W / 14.05444°S 70.36333°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Parinaquta (Aymara parina flamingo, quta lake "flamingo lake", hispanicized spelling Parinajota) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, north-east of Macusani. Parinaquta lies south of the lake Sayt'uquta (Aymara for "prolonged, lengthened or tapering lake", hispanicized Saytojota) at the road between Ayapata and Macusani.