Lawrawani Lake

16°8′20″S 68°24′25″W / 16.13889°S 68.40694°W / -16.13889; -68.40694Surface 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

  • Ch'iyar Quta
  • Juri Quta
  • Taypi Chaka Quta
  • Kunturiri
  • Sura Quta
  • Batallas Municipality population data and map showing Lake Lawrawani ("Laguna Labrahuani") situated south west of Sura Quta ("Sora Kota")

References

  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.
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