Luru Mayu Lake

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
Loromayu Lake
Location of Luru Mayu Lake in Bolivia.
Location of Luru Mayu Lake in Bolivia.
Luru Mayu Lake
Location of Luru Mayu Lake in Bolivia.
Location of Luru Mayu Lake in Bolivia.
Luru Mayu Lake
LocationPotosí Department
Coordinates22°24′40″S 67°12′40″W
Basin countriesBolivia
Surface area12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,666 m (15,308 ft)

References
  1. Alfredo Quiroz Villarroel, Gramática Quechua, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes, Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia, UNICEF, Bolivia 2000
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Laguna Loromayu 6126-I
  4. "San Pablo de Lípez". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  5. "Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa". boliviarea.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016. Map


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