Yura River
The Yura River is a river of Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province. Its waters flow to the Pillku Mayu while the river successively receives the names Toropalca, Tumusla, Camblaya and Pilaya.Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish) Pilaya River is a right tributary of Pillku Mayu. See also *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 ** M ... References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Potosí Department {{Bolivia-river-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Antonio Quijarro Province
Antonio Quijarro is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department situated at the Salar de Uyuni. Its seat is Uyuni. Location Antonio Quijarro province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 19° 21' and 20° 59' South and between 65° 46' and 67° 15' West. It borders Oruro Department in the north, Nor Lípez Province in the west, Sud Chichas Province in the southeast, Nor Chichas Province and José María Linares Province in the east, and Tomás Frías Province in the northeast. The province extends over 180 km from east to west and 225 km from north to south. Geography The province lies at the Uyuni salt flat. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:BIGM map 1:50,000 6335-III Cerro Keucha Division The province comprises three municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons. Population The main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 87%, while 74% of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Tumusla River
The Tumusla River is a river of Bolivia in the Potosí Department (Antonio Quijarro Province, Nor Chichas Province) as well as in the Chuquisaca Department (Nor Cinti Province and Sud Cinti Province). It gets waters from the Los Frailes and Chichas mountain ranges. Upstream the river is named Yura and Toropalca. Cotagaita, a right affluent, is its most important tributary. Tumusla River flows towards the Pillku Mayu while the river successively receives the names Camblaya (at the confluence with San Juan del Oro River) and Pilaya.Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish) The Pilaya River is a right tributary of Pillku Mayu. See also * Inka Wasi River * Jatun Mayu * 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |