The Ch'alla Jawira (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''ch'alla'' sand, ''jawira'' river,
[ "sand river", also spelled ''Challa Jahuira, Challajahuira'') which upstream is named Ch'api K'uchu][ and downstream successively is called Tupa Jawira and Qura Jawira is a river in the La Paz Department in ]Bolivia
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. It is a right affluent of the Aqhuya Jawira whose waters flow to the Desaguadero River.[
Named Ch'api K'uchu ("thorn corner") the river originates in the southern part of the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range from intermittent streams named Negro Amaya and ''Marco Soruco'' at south of Wila Qullu in the ]Pacajes Province
Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV
The most important river of the province ...
, Waldo Ballivián Municipality.[ It has a south-eastern direction while it crosses the ]Coro Coro Municipality
Coro Coro Municipality is the first municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Coro Coro.
See also
* Ch'alla Jawira
* Janq'u Qalani
* Muxsa Willk'i
* Q'ilani
References
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. The river flows along Janq'u Qalani where it receives the name Ch'alla Jawira. Near a mountain named Puki Tira it is named Tupa Jawira. Shortly before it receives waters from a left affluent named Wichhu Qullu it changes its name to Qura Jawira ''(Khora)''. Now Suni Jawira ("deserted river") which originates southwest of the source of Ch'alla Jawira and partly almost flows parallel to it joins the river as a right affluent. The confluence of the Ch'alla Jawira and the Aqhuya Jawira ''(Kheto)'' is south of Patacamaya
Patacamaya or Patak Amaya (Aymara) is a city in Bolivia, situated in the La Paz Department. It is the seat of the Patacamaya Municipality, the fifth municipal section of the Aroma Province. Patacamaya lies in the Altiplano, approximately 100&n ...
(Patakamaya) in the Aroma Province
Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department. It is situated in the southern parts of the department. Its seat is Sica Sica (Sika Sika).
Location
Aroma province is located between 16° 43' and 17° 35' South and betwe ...
, Patacamaya Municipality, at .[
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References
Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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