Ch'aki Mayu (Cochabamba)

Ch'aki Mayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Cochabamba Department
Quillacollo Province
Mouth Rocha River

Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua ch'aki dry, mayu river,[1] "dry river", Hispanicized spelling Chaqui Mayu) is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality.[2] It is a right affluent of the Rocha River which belongs to the Amazon river basin. Ch'aki Mayu flows in a large bow from the west to the east around Sipe Sipe. The confluence with the Rocha River is south east of the town.[3]

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References

  1. katari.org Quechua-Spanish Dictionary: Ch'aki mayu (s.) - Río seco.
  2. Sipi Sipi Municipality Archived March 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.: population data and map showing Ch'aki Mayu (unnamed) flowing in a bow above Sipe Sipe towards Rocha River
  3. contraloria.gob.bo Map of the Rocha River basin showing Ch'aki Mayu


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