Inka Wasi River

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Inka Wasi
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Chuquisaca Department
Municipality Nor Cinti Province
Coordinates 20°55′S64°43′W / 20.917°S 64.717°W / -20.917; -64.717 Coordinates: 20°55′S64°43′W / 20.917°S 64.717°W / -20.917; -64.717
Mouth Pilaya River

Inka Wasi (Quechua inka Inca, wasi house, [1] "Inca house", hispanicized spellings Inca Huasi, Incahuasi) is a Bolivian river in the Chuquisaca Department, Nor Cinti Province. [2] [3] It is a left tributary of the Pilaya River, an important right affluent of the Pillku Mayu.

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References

  1. Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Diccionario Quechua-Espanol-Quechua, Cusco, Peru 2005 (Quechua Spanish dictionary)
  2. Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)
  3. Inka Wasi Municipality (the southern part of it now belongs to the recently created Villa Charcas Municipality): population data and map showing the river (unnamed) near the village Inka Wasi