Ch'alla Jawira (Callapa)

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Ch'alla Jawira
Etymology Aymara
Location
Country Bolivia
Region La Paz Department, Pacajes Province,
Callapa Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source Andes
  locationCalapa Municipality
  coordinates 17°19′00″S68°12′45″W / 17.31667°S 68.21250°W / -17.31667; -68.21250
Mouth Desaguadero River
  location
Calapa Municipality
  coordinates
17°28′30″S68°18′55″W / 17.47500°S 68.31528°W / -17.47500; -68.31528 Coordinates: 17°28′30″S68°18′55″W / 17.47500°S 68.31528°W / -17.47500; -68.31528

The Ch'alla Jawira (Aymara ch'alla sand, jawira river, [1] "sand river", also spelled Challa Jahuira) which upstream successively is named Chilla Jawira, Pichini Jawira, Janq'u Quta and Siwinqa [2] is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero River. [2] [3] [4]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is an official language of Bolivia. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in southern Peru and in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

La Paz Department (Bolivia) Department in Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Bolivia

The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the Cordillera Real, which reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (4.1 mi). Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia.

Bolivia Country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country.

Named Chilla Jawira the river originates from an intermittent stream at 17°19′00″S68°12′45″W / 17.31667°S 68.21250°W / -17.31667; -68.21250 near another river named Ch'alla Jawira and a mountain named Jallawani in the Pacajes Province, Callapa Municipality. [2] [5] At first its direction is to the south. It flows along Romero Pampa and Pichini where it receives the name Pichini Jawira and shortly afterwards Janq'u Quta [3] ("white lake"). North of Janq'u Qalani it turns to the southwest and gets the name Siwinqa. Near Jarana Pampa it turns to the west and changes its name to Ch'alla Jawira. It keeps this name up to its confluence with the Desaguadero River east of Callapa at 17°28′30″S68°18′55″W / 17.47500°S 68.31528°W / -17.47500; -68.31528 . [4]

Pacajes Province Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro.

Santiago de Callapa Municipality Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Santiago de Callapa Municipality or Callapa Municipality is the eighth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Callapa.

Callapa Town in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Callapa is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Santiago de Callapa Municipality, the eighth municipal section of the Pacajes Province.

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References

  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cañaviri 5942-II
  3. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Umala 5941-I
  4. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Callapa 5941-IV
  5. "Callapa". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016. (unnamed)