Awallamaya Lake Explained

Awallamaya
Location:La Paz Department
Coords:-16.685°N -68.975°W
Inflow:Desaguadero
Outflow:Desaguadero
Basin Countries:Bolivia
Area:96km2
Islands:none
Cities:Desaguadero
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Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Awallamaya Lake in Bolivia.
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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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Notes and 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)