Awallamaya Lake
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Awallamaya[1] (Aymara awalla the first one of two newborn girls, maya one, amaya merlon / dead boy / beloved or very dear son or daughter / lazy / dead / skinny or weak person,[2] Hispanicized spelling Aguallamaya) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, near the village Awallamaya. Its surface area is 96 km2.
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Location | La Paz Department |
Coordinates | 16.685°S 68.975°W / -16.685; -68.975 |
Primary inflows | Desaguadero |
Primary outflows | Desaguadero |
Basin countries | Bolivia |
Surface area | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) |
Islands | none |
Settlements | Desaguadero |
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