Warawara Lake (Potosí)

For the lake in the Cochabamba Department, see Warawara Lake (Cochabamba). For the lake in the Oruro Department, see Warawara Lake (Oruro).
Warawara
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province
Coordinates 19°43′S 66°1′W / 19.717°S 66.017°W / -19.717; -66.017Coordinates: 19°43′S 66°1′W / 19.717°S 66.017°W / -19.717; -66.017
Max. length 0.77 km (0.48 mi)
Max. width 0.65 km (0.40 mi)
Surface elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)

Warawara (Aymara warawara star,[1] hispanicized spellings Huara Huara, Huarahuara), often spelled Wara Wara, is a small lake in Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality, Kunturiri Canton.[2] Warawara lies between the mountain Wilanta Qullu in the north west and Porco in the south east.[3] The lake is situated 4,400 metres (14,400 ft) high. It is 0.77 km long and 0.65 km at its widest point.

References

  1. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Porco Municipality: population data and map
  3. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area


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