Lake Loriscota

Lake Loriscota
Lake Loriscota
	Lake Loriscota seen from the ISS
	Lake Loriscota Location within Peru
Location	Puno Region
Coordinates	16°52′00″S 70°02′00″W / 16.866667°S 70.033333°W
Basin countries	Peru

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

Sources

↑ 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.
↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region) showing "Lago Loriscota"
↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Quta (s.) - Lago.