Laq'a Jawira

River in Bolivia
Laq'a Jawira
The Lake Titicaca / Desaguadero River / Lake Poopó / Coipasa salt lake basin
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionOruro Department

Laq'a Jawira (Aymara laq'a earth (soil),[1] jawira river,[2] "earth river"; hispanicized spellings: Laca Jahuira / Lacajahuira) is a river in Bolivia which runs from Lake Poopó. Its length is entirely within the territory of Oruro Department.

It runs from the extreme south-west of the lake, and heads west-south-west. It has a length of 135 kilometres, after which it is lost in the salar de Coipasa.

Its waters are salty at the point at which it meets the lake.

See also

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References

  1. ^ www.katari.org Laq'a (s.) Tierra.
  2. ^ www.katari.org Jawira (s.) Río con o sin agua.
  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

19°17′48″S 67°57′19″W / 19.2967°S 67.9553°W / -19.2967; -67.9553


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