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Lake Paracota (Candarave)

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Lake Paracota (Candarave)

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Lake Paracota (possibly from Aymara phara dry, quta lake) or Laguna Parinacota is a lake in Peru located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. It is situated at a height of about 4,512 metres (14, 803 ft). Lake Paracota lies between the larger Lake Suches in the northwest and the volcano Tutupaca in the south.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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