Luru Mayu Lake

Luru Mayu Lake
Location Potosí Department
Coordinates 22°25′S 67°12′W / 22.417°S 67.200°W / -22.417; -67.200Coordinates: 22°25′S 67°12′W / 22.417°S 67.200°W / -22.417; -67.200
Basin countries Bolivia
Surface area 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Surface elevation 4,666 m (15,308 ft)

Luru Mayu Lake (Quechua luru pip, mayu river,[1][2] "pip river", hispanicized spelling Loromayu) is a lake in Bolivia located in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. At an elevation of 4,666 m, its surface area is 12 km². It lies in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, northwest of a mountain called Luru Mayu. The lake is named after a river which originates in the mountains south and southeast of the lake.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Alfredo Quiroz Villarroel, Gramática Quechua, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes, Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia, UNICEF, Bolivia 2000
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Laguna Loromayu 6126-I
  4. ↑ "San Pablo de Lípez". Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa". boliviarea.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016. Map
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