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]
| 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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References
edit- ^ 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
