Jach'a Jawira (Oruro)

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Jach'a Jawira
River
Name origin: Aymara
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Region Oruro Department
Mouth
 - location Choquecota Municipality, Carangas Province
 - coordinates 18°7′S67°55′W / 18.117°S 67.917°W / -18.117; -67.917 Coordinates: 18°7′S67°55′W / 18.117°S 67.917°W / -18.117; -67.917

Jach'a Jawira (Aymara jach'a big, great, jawira river, [1] "great river", hispanicized spelling Jachcha Jahuira) is a Bolivian river north of Coipasa Lake in the Oruro Department. Coming from the Waylla Marka range northwest of Poopó Lake the river flows in a south-western direction along the village of Belén de Choquecota in the Nor Carangas Province towards the Carangas Province. [2] [3] In the Choquecota Municipality, southwest of Choquecota, it empties into the Barras River which ends in Coipasa Lake.

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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 Choquecota 6039-IV
  3. ↑ Choquecota Municipality: population data and map


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