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Lake Chalalán is an Amazonian
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
, located north in the
La Paz Department, in the Madidi National Park, and within the Community Territory of the indigenous people of San José de Uchupiamonas in
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
.
It is at an elevation of 380 m. It has about 0.97 km long and 0.61 km wide and an area of 40 hectares or 0.40 km
2.
This lake is used for community-based ecotourism, on its banks is located Chalalan,
Ecolodge
/ref> a venture of the indigenous people of San José de Uchupiamonas and is visited by more than 1,000 people each year.
References
Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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