Wasa 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 ...

''wasa'' the human

back The human back, also called the dorsum, is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck. It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest and the abdomen. The vertebral column run ...

or the back of an animal, ''mayu'' river, "back river" Hispanicized spelling ''Huasa Mayu'') is a

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

n 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 ...

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 canton ...

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 ...

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 ...

. It is a left tributary of Ivirizu River,lib.utexas.edu
Detailed map of the area the most important affluent of San Matéo River.

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Rivers of Cochabamba Department {{Bolivia-river-stub

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