Laq'a Jawira (

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''laq'a'' earth (soil), ''jawira'' river,www.katari.org
''Jawira'' (s.) ''Río con o sin agua.'' "earth river"; hispanicized spellings: ''Laca Jahuira / Lacajahuira'') is a river in

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which runs from

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. Its length is entirely within the territory of

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. 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

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

References

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Laqa Jawira {{Bolivia-river-stub

See also

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