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Lawrawani Lake

Coordinates: 16°8′20″S 68°24′25″W / 16.13889°S 68.40694°W / -16.13889; -68.40694
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Lawrawani Lake
Lago Labrahuani
Location of Lawrawani Lake in Bolivia.
Location of Lawrawani Lake in Bolivia.
Lawrawani Lake
Location of Lawrawani Lake in Bolivia.
Location of Lawrawani Lake in Bolivia.
Lawrawani Lake
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province
Coordinates16°8′20″S 68°24′25″W / 16.13889°S 68.40694°W / -16.13889; -68.40694
Surface elevation4,475 m (14,682 ft)
References[1]
Map

Lawrawani[2] (Aymara lawrawa feather of the qaqi,[3] a species of bird,[4] -ni Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got plumage of the qaqi" or "the one with plumage of the qaqi", hispanicized spelling Labrahuani) is a lake west of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, Kirani Canton. It is situated at a height of about 4,475 metres (14,682 ft), south-west and west of two slightly larger lakes, Khotia Quta and Q'ara Quta, and south-west of the mountains Warawarani and Phaq'u Kiwuta.

See also

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  • Batallas Municipality population data and map showing Lake Lawrawani ("Laguna Labrahuani") situated south west of Sura Quta ("Sora Kota")

References

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  1. ^ mapcarta.com"Laguna Labrahuani"
  2. ^ summitpost.org Map of the area showing "Laguna Lawrawani"
  3. ^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Lawrawa - Pluma del pájaro qaqi, de ellas coloradas, de ellas azules y otras amarillas muy largas. Qaqi - Pájaro grande y negro.
  4. ^ aymara.ucb.edu.bo/ Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Félix Layme Pairumani, Spanish-Aymara dictionary: Papagayo (10). Loros de tamaño mediano de los yungas. s. Qaqi.