Jach'a 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 ...
''jach'a'' big, great, ''jawira'' river, "great river", hispanicized names ''río Jachcha Jahuira, río Jacha Jahuira Caxata, río Jachcha Jahuira de Caxata'') which later is named Q'ara Qullu and Waña Jawira is a
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
n river in the
La Paz Department and in the
Oruro Department
Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.
Provinces of Oruro
The depar ...
. Its waters flow towards
Uru Uru Lake
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Uru Uru Lake is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is fed by the Desaguadero River and the Jach'a Jawira. It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 km2.
The lake is formed by the flow of the Des ...
.
The river originates near the mountain
Wisk'achani in the
La Paz Department,
Loayza Province
Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay.
Geography
The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Subdivisio ...
,
Yaco Municipality. Its direction is to the south while it flows along the border of the
Ichoca Municipality
Ichoca Municipality is the fifth Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Ichoca, Bolivia, Ichoca.
See also
* Inka Laqaya
* Jach'a Jawir ...
of the
Inquisivi Province
Inquisivi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. During the presidency of José Ballivián it was created on November 2, 1844. The capital of the province is Inquisivi.
Geography
The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the provin ...
and the Yaco Municipality. Some of its affluents are Ch'iyar Jawira ("black river", ''Chiar Jahuira''), Wari Umaña ''(Wari Umana)'' and Wich'inka Jawira ("tail river", ''Huichinca Jahuira'') from the left and Urnuni ''(Hornum, Hornuni)'' from the right. After Qallun Uma ''(Callun Uma)'', a left tributary, reaches Jach'a Jawira in the Caracollo Municipality of the
Cercado Province the river is named Q'ara Qullu ("bare mountain", ''Caracollo''). Within the municipality it later receives the name Waña Jawira ("dry river", ''Huana Jahuira'').
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References
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Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Rivers of Oruro Department