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Laq'a Jawira
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The Lake Titicaca / Desaguadero River / Lake Poopó / Coipasa salt lake basin
Country Bolivia
Region Oruro Department

Laq'a Jawira (Aymara laq'a earth (soil), jawira river, "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.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Laca Jahuira para niños

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