Jatun Mayu (Esteban Arce)

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Jatun Mayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Cochabamba Department,
Esteban Arce Province
Tributaries
 - left Yuraq Corral
 - right Kekoma Mayu, Yunkha Thaqui, Pisu Qullu

Jatun Mayu (Quechua hatun, jatun big, great, mayu river, [1] "great river") is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Esteban Arce Province, in the Anzaldo and Sacabamba Municipalities. Its waters flow to Laguna Angostura.

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.

Cochabamba Department Department in Bolivia

Cochabamba, from Quechua qucha or qhucha, meaning "lake", pampa meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from its geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population in the 2012 census was 1,758,143. Its capital is the city of Cochabamba, known as the "City of Eternal Spring" and "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year.

Esteban Arce Province province of Bolivia

Esteban Arce is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Tarata.

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Children are crossing Sacabamba River.

Upstream the river is called Challaque. Its direction is mainly north west as it flows along Challaque, Sacabamba, Matarani and Apillapa. Before reaching the town Cliza the name of the river changes to the Siches River [2] or Cliza River. [3] It is the main tributary of Laguna Angostura. [4]

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Cliza is a small town in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of the Germán Jordán Province and the Cliza Municipality. Along with Punata, Cliza is the major city in the valle alto of the Cochabamba Department.

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Jatun Ch'utu is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,220 m (13,850 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. It lies southeast of the village of Juch'uy Wasi (Juchuy Huasi). The Jatun Mayu flows along its southern slopes.

References

  1. ↑ katari.org Aymara-Spanish Dictionary: Jatun(adj.) - Grande, superior, principal.Mayu(s.) - Río.
  2. ↑ Anzaldo Municipality: Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine . population data and map
  3. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Detailed map of the area
  4. ↑ amdeco.org.bo


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