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 ...
''qullpa''
saltpeter
Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . This alkali metal nitrate salt is also known as Indian saltpetre (large deposits of which were historically mined in India). It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+ and nitrat ...
, ''jawira'' river, "saltpeter river", also spelled ''Collpajahuira, Kollpa Jahuira'') is a river in the La Paz Department in
Bolivia
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. It is a right affluent of the Desaguadero River.
The river originates near from various streams at a mountain named Taruj Llani south of Utani Apu 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 ...
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Caquiaviri Municipality
Caquiaviri Municipality is the second municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Caquiaviri.
See also
* Achiri
* Jach'a Jawira
* Thujsa Jawira
* Qala Jawira
Qala Jawira (Aymara ''qala'' ston ...
. It flows in a north-eastern direction. The confluence with the Desaguadero River is south of the community of Janq'u Phuch'u on the border of the
Ingavi Province
Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841 and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated.
During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province was f ...