Awallamaya Lake

16°41′06″S 68°58′30″W / 16.685°S 68.975°W / -16.685; -68.975Primary inflowsDesaguaderoPrimary outflowsDesaguaderoBasin countriesBoliviaSurface area96 km2 (37 sq mi)IslandsnoneSettlementsDesaguaderoMap


Awallamaya[1] (Aymara awalla the first one of two newborn girls, maya one, amaya merlon / dead boy / beloved or very dear son or daughter / lazy / dead / skinny or weak person,[2] Hispanicized spelling Aguallamaya) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, near the village Awallamaya. Its surface area is 96 km2.

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References

  1. ^ Law No. 2351 of May 7, 2002, Creation of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality
  2. ^ Ludovico Bertonio, Transcripción del vocabulario de la lengua aymara (Spanish-Aymara dictionary)


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