Lurisquta

Lurisquta
Location Puno Region
Coordinates 16°52′00″S 70°02′00″W / 16.866667°S 70.033333°W / -16.866667; -70.033333Coordinates: 16°52′00″S 70°02′00″W / 16.866667°S 70.033333°W / -16.866667; -70.033333
Basin countries Peru

Lurisquta (Aymara lurisa inflorescence of the tutura,[1] name of a river (Loriza) connected with the lake and of a village (Loriza) northeast of the lake,[2] quta lake,[3] hispanicized spellings Lorisccota, Loriscota) is a lake in Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District.

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  1. ↑ http://www.alt-perubolivia.org, Evaluación de la Totora en el Perú, 11. Terminología utilizada en totorales, Partes de la Totora, (Ay) Lurisa o Pancara - (Qu) Tica - (Es) Racimo o flor - (Descripción) Nombre vernácular de la inflorescencia.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region) showing "Lago Loriscota"
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Quta (s.) - Lago.

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