Phaqcha Mayu (

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''phaqcha'' waterfall, ''mayu'' river, "waterfall river", also spelled ''Pajcha Mayu'') is a

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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 ...

, Arani Province,

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, C ...

, and in the

Carrasco Province Carrasco is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Totora. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision Carrasco Province is divided into six municipalities whic ...

Pocona Municipality Pocona Municipality is the third municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Pocona. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 13,488 inhabitants. Geography Some of the highest mountai ...

. It originates near

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. From the lake

Pilawit'u __NOTOC__ Pilawit'u 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 ...

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Pocona Pocona ( qu, Puquna) is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Pocona Municipality, the third municipal section of the Carrasco Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 244.

, it is also known under the name Ch'akiri.

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Rivers of Cochabamba Department {{Bolivia-river-stub

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