Laq'a Jawira

Laq'a Jawira
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionOruro Department

Laq'a Jawira (Aymara laq'a earth (soil),[1] jawira river,[2] "earth river"; hispanicized spellings: Laca Jahuira / Lacajahuira) is a river in Bolivia which runs from Lake Poopó. Its length is entirely within the territory of Oruro Department.

It runs from the extreme south-west of the lake, and heads west-south-west. It has a length of 135 kilometres, after which it is lost in the salar de Coipasa.

Its waters are salty at the point at which it meets the lake.

  1. ^ www.katari.org Laq'a (s.) Tierra.
  2. ^ www.katari.org Jawira (s.) Río con o sin agua.