Waña Quta (Oruro)

For other places with the same name, see Waña Quta.

Waña Quta (Aymara waña dry, quta lake,^[1] "dry lake", hispanicized spellings Huañakota, Huaña Kota, Huaña Khota, Huaña Kkota, Huayñakota, Huaña Q'ota) is a small lake in Bolivia located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province. It is in the Sajama National Park^[2] northwest of the Sajama volcano at a height of about 4,350 metres (14,270 ft).

Waña Quta
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Location	Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Coordinates	18°02′29″S 68°55′59″W
Surface elevation	4,350 m (14,270 ft)

The lake is a place to discover birds like Andean avocet, Andean lapwing, cattle egret, horned coot, Puna teal, ruddy duck and yellow-billed pintail.^[3]