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Jatun Mayu (Tiraque)
Jatun Mayu (Quechua ''hatun, jatun'' big, great, ''mayu'' river, "great river") is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality and south of it in the Arani Province, Vacas Municipality. It is one of the most important tributaries of Parqu Qucha, a lake north west of Vacas. It originates north east of Punata Punata is the capital of Punata Province and Punata Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At the time of census 2012 it had a population of 19,559 inhabitants and at the census 2012 the populations rose to 28.707 inhabitants. People .... Detailed map of the area It changes its directions from north west to north, then near Palca it abruptly turns to the south east. References [...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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Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from its geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km2. Its population in the 2012 census was 1,758,143. Its capital is the city of Cochabamba, known as the "City of Eternal Spring" and "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year. History The Cochabamba valley was inhabited for over a thousand years due to its fertile productive soils and climate. Archaeological evidence suggests that the initial valley inhabitants were of various ethnic indigenous groups. Tiwanaku, Tupuraya, Mojocoya, Omereque and Inca inhabited the valley at various times before the Spanish arrived. The first Spanish inhabitant of the Valley was Garci Ruiz de Orell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiraque Province
Tiraque is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Tiraque. Subdivision The province is divided into two Municipalities of Bolivia, municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. Shinahota Municipality (formerly Shinahota Canton or Central Busch Canton being a part of Tiraque Province) was created on July 4, 2009. Languages The languages spoken in the Tiraque Province are mainly Quechua languages, Quechua and Spanish language, Spanish. (Spanish) Places of interest * Carrasco National ParkSee also * Jatun Mayu (Tiraque), Jatun Mayu * Pila Qucha * Sayt'u Qucha (Tiraque), Sayt'u Qucha * T'utura Qucha (Bolivia ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiraque Municipality
Tiraque Municipality is the first municipal section of the Tiraque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At the time of census 2001 - still including Shinahota Canton (now Shinahota Municipality) - it had a population of 35,017. Its seat is Tiraque. Cantons The municipality is divided into two cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses): * Palca Canton - (Palca) * Tiraque Canton - (Tiraque) In 2009 Shinahota Canton (also named Central Busch Canton) got the status of a municipality. (Spanish) Now Shinahota Municipality with its seat is the second municipal section of the Tiraque Province. See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacas Municipality
Vacas Municipality (Quechua languages, Quechua name: Wak'as, deriving from ''Huaca, Wak'a'') is the second Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Vacas, Cochabamba, Vacas known as the "Land of the potato" ( qu, Papaq llaqtan, es, La patria de la papa). During the Inca Empire Vacas served as a ''Tambo (Incan structure), tampu'' along the Inca road system that led to Inkallajta, Inkallaqta and Pocona Municipality, Pocona. It is bordered to the north by the Tiraque Province, to the west by the Arani Municipality, to the south by the Mizque Province and to the southeast by the Carrasco Province (Bolivia), Carrasco Province, and it is sized 334 km2. Geography The municipality is known for its lakes some of which belong to the largest ones in the Cochabamba Department, Parqu Qucha (Bolivia), Parqu Qucha, Asiru Qucha (Bolivia), Asiru Qucha, Junt'utuyu, Qullpa Qucha, Pilawit'u and Yanatama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parqu Qucha (Bolivia)
__NOTOC__ Parqu Qucha (Quechua ''parquy'' irrigation, ''qucha'' lake, "irrigation lake", hispanicized spellings Parco ''Cocha, Parco Khocha, Parcococha, Parkho Khocha, Parko Q'ocha'') is a Bolivian lake located in Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the .... The most important rivers which flow into Parqu Qucha are Challwa Mayu, Jatun Calada, Jatun Mayu, Kañara, Parqu Qucha, Pedregal River, Wasa K'uchu. Its surface area is . See also * Asiru Qucha * Qullpa Qucha * Pilawit'u References External links Population data and map of Vacas Municipality Lakes of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacas, Cochabamba
Vacas (Quechua name: Wak'as, deriving from '' Wak'a'') is a Bolivian village in the southeast of the Cochabamba Department. It is the capital of the Vacas Municipality, the second municipal section of the Arani Province. Vacas is located about 85 km far from Cochabamba and about 30 km far from Arani. The people living in Vacas and surrounding areas are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. During the Inca period Vacas served as a '' tampu'' along the Inca road system that led to Inkallaqta and Pocona. Later on, during the colonial period, it was founded under the name of "Santa Bárbara de Bacas". Vacas is situated in a rural environment in the altitudes of the ''Cono Sur'' (Southern Cone) of Cochabamba. The climate is suitable for the cultivation of potatoes, wheat, barley, broad bean and oat. Vacas is known as the "Land of the potato" (Quechua: ''Papaq llaqtan'', es, La patria de la papa). The fields are prepared with the help of yokes of oxen. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punata
Punata is the capital of Punata Province and Punata Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At the time of census 2012 it had a population of 19,559 inhabitants and at the census 2012 the populations rose to 28.707 inhabitants. People from Punata and surrounding areas used to be called “Vallunos” meaning coming from the valleys of Punata and other surrounding small towns. Punata is renowned for its wonderful agricultural market held every Tuesday where people from surrounding towns and rural villages come to sell and buy. See also * Irrigation in alluvial fans {{Multiple issues, {{cleanup, date=April 2021, reason=Rephrase to remove journal-style arguments based on individual illustrations, condense excessive technical detail{{primary sources, date=April 2021{{overly detailed, date=April 2021 Water use i ... including the alluvial fan of Punata References External linksMap of Punata Province Populated places in Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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