Cololo Lake

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Cololo Lake
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Cololo Lake
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Location La Paz Department
Coordinates 14°52′S69°15′W / 14.867°S 69.250°W / -14.867; -69.250
Basin  countriesBolivia
Surface area5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,538 m (14,888 ft)
Cololo Lake

Cololo Lake (Spanish: Laguna Cololo) is a lake in the Apolobamba mountain range in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is situated in the Antaquilla de Copacabana Canton of the Pelechuco Municipality in the Franz Tamayo Province at an elevation of 4,538 m at a distance of about 20 km north west from the Cololo mountain. Its surface area is 5.2 km2.

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