The Cosapilla River is a river of
Chile
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and
Bolivia
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and is part of the boundary. It is also called Caquena and, in Bolivia, Cosapa (see map). From its source in the
Parinacota Province
Parinacota Province ( es, Provincia de Parinacota) is one of two Provinces of Chile, provinces of the Chilean Regions of Chile, region of Arica y Parinacota Region, Arica y Parinacota. Its capital is Putre. It is named after the Parinacota Volcano ...
, the river flows north, is part of the Chile-Bolivia boundary and then flows in the Bolivian Department of
Oruro
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level.
It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by pop ...
.
The Caquena river has its source at the
Payachata
Payachata or Paya Chata (Aymara ''pä, paya'' two, Pukina ''chata'' mountain, "two mountains") is a north–south trending complex of potentially active volcanos on the border of Bolivia and Chile, directly north of Chungará Lake. The complex c ...
volcanic group
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, flows to north, it is part of the Chile-Bolivia boundary, and meets the Cosapilla and takes this name. After about in Bolivian territory, it empties into the
Uchusuma River.
See also
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Bolivia–Chile border
The Bolivia–Chile border is an international border of South America. It separates Bolivia from Chile along Cordillera Occidental on the western edge of the Altiplano Plateau. There is an ongoing dispute about the nature of Silala River and Ch ...
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List of rivers of Chile
This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain.
Rivers by name
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References
Hidrografía Regional del Altiplano de ChilePlan de acción estragtégico para el desarrollo hídrico de la Región de Arica y Parinacota retrieved on 15 June 2012, in Spanish Language
DIAGNÓSTICO DEL RIEGO Y DRENAJE EN LA I REGIÓN
Rivers of Chile
Rivers of Arica y Parinacota Region
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