Lauca River
The Lauca River is a binational river. It originates in the Chilean Altiplano of the Arica and Parinacota Region, crosses the Andes and empties into Coipasa Lake in Bolivia.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river
- Also known as: “Rio Lauca”
Lauca River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Chile, South America
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Latitude
-19.16667° or 19° 10′ south
Longitude
-68.16667° or 68° 10′ west
Elevation
3,661 metres (12,011 feet)
Open location code
57GHRRMM+88
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Lauca River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Lauca”
- Bavarian: “Río Lauca”
- Breton: “Stêr Lauca”
- Cebuano: “Río Lauca”
- Chinese: “勞卡河”
- Chuvash: “Лаука”
- Dutch: “Lauca River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر لاوكا”
- French: “río Lauca”
- French: “Río Lauca”
- Georgian: “ლაუკა”
- German: “Río Lauca”
- Irish: “Abhainn Lauca”
- Italian: “Lauca”
- Japanese: “ラウカ川”
- Lithuanian: “Lauka”
- Mingrelian: “ლაუკა”
- Persian: “رود لائوکا”
- Polish: “Lauca”
- Quechua: “Lawqa mayu”
- Russian: “Лаука”
- Spanish: “Río Lauca”
- Swedish: “Río Lauca”
- Turkish: “Lauca Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Лаука”
- Venetian: “Fiume Lauca”
- Welsh: “Afon Lauca”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cosnipiya and Huarsipita Kkota.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pampa Coravinto and Coipasa Lake.
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