Ch'aki Mayu (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''ch'aki'' dry, ''mayu'' river, "dry river", Hispanicized spelling ''Chaqui Mayu'') is a
Bolivian river in the
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 ...
,
Quillacollo Province
Quillacollo is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.
It is known for its festival in August where people from all over Bolivia come and pay homage to the Virgin of Urqupiña (''Virgen de Urqupiña''). Quillacollo is said to be one of ...
,
Sipe Sipe Municipality
Sipe Sipe Municipality is the second municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Sipe Sipe
Sipe Sipe is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the ...
. It is a right affluent of the
Rocha River which belongs to the
Amazon
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* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
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river basin. Ch'aki Mayu flows in a large bow from the west to the east around
Sipe Sipe
Sipe Sipe is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Sipe Sipe Municipality, the second municipal section of the Quillacollo Province
Quillacollo is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. ...
. The confluence with the Rocha River is south east of the town.
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Map of the Rocha River basin showing Ch'aki 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
Rivers of Cochabamba Department
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