Laq'a Jawira

Laq'a Jawira
River
Name origin: Aymara
Country Bolivia
Region Oruro 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

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.

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


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