Jach'a Jawira (Caquiaviri)

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Jach'a Jawira
River
Name origin: Aymara
Country Bolivia
Region La Paz Department,
Pacajes Province,
Caquiaviri Municipality
Source
 - location Caquiaviri Municipality
Mouth
 - location Caquiaviri Municipality
 - coordinates 16°57′45″S68°47′15″W / 16.96250°S 68.78750°W / -16.96250; -68.78750 Coordinates: 16°57′45″S68°47′15″W / 16.96250°S 68.78750°W / -16.96250; -68.78750

Jach'a Jawira (Aymara jach'a big, jawira river, [1] "big river", also spelled Jachcha Jahuira) is a Bolivian river in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero River.

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 one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

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 Bolivia.

Pacajes Province Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

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

Jach'a Jawira originates in the mountains near Caquiaviri. At first it flows to the northwest, then it turns to the west where it joins the Desaguaderdo River south of the village of Nasa Q'ara (Nazacara). [2] [3] [4]

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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. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Caquiaviri 5842-I
  3. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Supullullu 5843-II
  4. ↑ "Caquiaviri". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved December 9, 2014.


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