Awallamaya Lake

Awallamaya
Awallamaya
	Sketch map of the area showing the location of Awallamaya Lake
	Awallamaya Lake Awallamaya Lake
Location	La Paz Department
Coordinates	16°41′06″S 68°58′30″W / 16.685°S 68.975°W
Primary inflows	Desaguadero
Primary outflows	Desaguadero
Basin countries	Bolivia
Surface area	96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Islands	none
Settlements	Desaguadero

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.

References

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

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[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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