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Ch'aki Mayu (Potosí)
Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua ''ch'aki'' dry, ''mayu'' river, "dry river", Hispanicized spellings ''Chaqui Mayu, Chaquí Mayu''), also Kachi Mayu (Quechua ''kachi'' salt, "salt river", also spelled ''Cachi Mayu''), is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department. It flows towards the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river"). Known as Samasa the river flows in a bow from west to east around the northern slopes of the Khari Khari mountain range along the village of Samasa. It flows from the Potosí Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, towards the Ch'aki Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, now named Ch'aki Mayu or Kachi Mayu. Here its direction is mainly to the south. population data and map South of the village of Ch'aki it gets waters from the confluence of the streams named Tehuarani and Qhispi Llaqta a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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Potosí Department
Potosí (; Aymara language, Aymara: ''Putusi''; qu, P'utuqsi) is a Departments of Bolivia, department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potosí. It is mostly a barren, mountainous region with one large plateau to the west, where the largest Salt pan (geology), salt flat in the world, Salar de Uyuni, is located. Cerro Rico, Cerro Potosí was the richest province in the Spanish empire, providing a great percentage of the silver that was Spanish treasure fleet, shipped to Europe. Potosi is also the location of the San Cristóbal mine (Bolivia), San Cristóbal silver, zinc and lead mines, developed by the US-company Apex Silver Mines Limited of Colorado and in November 2008 sold to the Japanese Sumitomo Corporation. Government The chief executive office of Departments of Bolivia, Bolivia departments (since May 2010) is the governor; until then, the office was called the prefect, and until 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilcomayo River
Pilcomayo (in Hispanicized spelling) (Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu, ''pillku'' red, ''mayu'' river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay ) is a river in central South America. At long, it is the longest western tributary of the Paraguay River. Its drainage basin is in area, and its mean discharge is . Along its course, the Pilcomayo silts up and splits into two main branches, North and South. After some distance, these branches rejoin to form the Lower Pilcomayo. The Pilcomayo rises in the foothills of the Andes mountain range in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, east of Lake Poopó. The Jach'a Juqhu River is considered the origin of the Pilcomayo. Upstream the Jach'a Juqhu River successively receives the names Aguas Calientes and Kachi Mayu. From the confluence with the Chillawa ''(Chillahua)'', the river is called Pilcomayo. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potosí Mountain Range
The Potosí mountain range in Bolivia is situated east and southeast of the city of Potosí. It is at least 25 km long stretching from north to south. Its highest mountain is Khunurana (Anaruyu) rising up to 5,071 m (16,637 ft). The features of the range are considered the product of volcanic activity known as the Khari Khari caldera (19º43'S; 65º38'W). The caldera is about 40 km long and 25 km at its widest point. The range was named ''Cordillera de Potosí'' by the German alpinist Henry Hoek in 1903. He collected information about the range like the local names and published several papers about it. The inhabitants of the area, however, use the names Khari Khari for the northern part and Anta Q'awa for the southern one. The two sections are separated by a depression, the Jach'a Molino Pampa. Mountains Khari Khari range The Khari Khari range contains a number of mountains which are more than 4,900 m high, the highest elevation being Khari K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potosí Municipality
Potosí Municipality is the capital municipality of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Potosí which is the capital of the department as well. Geography The Potosí mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: Subdivision The municipality consists of the following cantons: * Chulchucani * Wari Wari * Potosí * Tarapaya Demographics The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive) See also * Jayaq Mayu * Khari Khari Lakes * Tarapaya River Tarapaya River, originally also called Qayara, is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Frías Province
Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller. Location Tomás Frías province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 19° 00' und 19° 50' South and between 65° 32' und 66° 24' West. It borders Chayanta Province in the north, Oruro Department in the northwest, Antonio Quijarro Province in the southwest, José María Linares Province in the south, and Cornelio Saavedra Province in the east. The province extends over 115 km from east to west and from north to south. Geography The Potosí mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Division The province comprises four municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. Population The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelio Saavedra Province
Cornelio Saavedra is a province in the north-eastern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. The capital of the province is Betanzos with 4,168 inhabitants in the year 2001. The province is named after the president of the Argentine , Cornelio Saavedra, who was born in , Betanzos Municipality. Location Cornelio Saavedra province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 18° 57' and 19° 44' |
José María Linares Province
José María Linares is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its capital is Puna. Location José María Linares province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 19° 30' and 20° 16' South and between 64° 43' and 65° 53' West. It borders Cornelio Saavedra Province in the north, Tomás Frías Province in the northwest, Antonio Quijarro Province in the west, Nor Chichas Province in the south, and Chuquisaca Department in the east. The province extends over 120 km from east to west and 85 km from north to south. Geography The Potosí mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Khunurana at . Other mountains are listed below: Division The province comprises three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. Until August 15, 2006, when Ckochas Municipality was created, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otuyo
Otuyo is a locality in the Betanzos Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Otuyo Canton. The president of the Argentine First Junta, Cornelio Saavedra Cornelio Judas Tadeo de Saavedra y Rodríguez (September 15, 1759 in Otuyo – March 29, 1829 in Buenos Aires) was a military officer and statesman from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. He was instrumental in the May Revolution, the fir ..., was born close to this town and he was baptized in the church of Otuyo. References Populated places in Potosí Department {{Potosí-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Bolivia
This is a list of rivers in Bolivia. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers longer than are in bold. Rivers that reach the ocean Amazon Basin ** Madeira River *** Abuná River **** Río Negro ***** Pacahuaras River **** Mapiri River **** Rapirrán River **** Chipamanu River **** Xipamanu River *** Beni River including Alto Beni **** Orthon River ***** Tahuamanu River ****** Muymano River ***** Mamuripi River ****** Manuripe River **** Madre de Dios River ***** Sena River ****** San Martín River ****** Manuripi River ***** Heath River ***** Tambopata River **** Ivón River **** Arroyo Verde **** Madidi River ***** Esmeralda River ***** Claro River **** Tuichi River ***** Yariapo River ***** Pelechuco River **** Quiquibey River **** Kaka River ***** Coroico River ****** Camata River ****** Zongo River ***** Mapiri River ******Challana River ****** Tipuani River ****** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarapaya
Tarapaya is one of the cantons of the Potosí Municipality, the capital municipality of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 1,042 inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Bolivia (Spanish) Its seat is Tarapaya with a population of 11 in 2001. It is situated east of . Ojo del Inca Being close to the thermal springs called "Ojo del Inca" (Eye of the Inca) in Tarapaya are often visited by tourists.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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