Luru Mayu Lake
| Luru Mayu Lake | |
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| Loromayu Lake | |
  Luru Mayu Lake  Luru Mayu Lake | |
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| Location | Potosí Department |
| Coordinates | 22°24′40″S 67°12′40″W / 22.41111°S 67.21111°W |
| Basin countries | Bolivia |
| Surface area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,666 m (15,308 ft) |
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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
- ^ Alfredo Quiroz Villarroel, Gramática Quechua, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes, Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia, UNICEF, Bolivia 2000
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Laguna Loromayu 6126-I
- ^ "San Pablo de Lípez". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa". boliviarea.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016. Map
