Katari River

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Katari River
River
Name origin: Aymara
Country Bolivia
Region La Paz Department
Tributaries
 - left Sunimuru Jawira
 - right Pallina River, [1] Ikiri, Sirk'i Sirk'ini
Source
 - location Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality
 - coordinates 17°03′02″S68°20′02″W / 17.05056°S 68.33389°W / -17.05056; -68.33389
Mouth Wiñaymarka Lake
 - location Los Andes Province, Puerto Pérez Municipality, Aykachi Canton
Length 90 km (56 mi)

Katari River [2] (Aymara katari a big viper, [3] "snake river", hispanicized spelling Catari) which upstream successively is named Jach'a Jawira, Colorado, Mani and then Colorado again is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia, about 90 km long, southeast of Lake Titicaca. It empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca.

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.

Lake Titicaca lake in Peru and Bolivia

Lake Titicaca is a large, deep lake in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru, often called the "highest navigable lake" in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, it is the largest lake in South America. Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area, but it is a tidal bay, not a lake.

Course

Known as Jach'a Jawira (Aymara for "big river", also spelled Jachcha Jahuira) it originates from various streams southwest of Qillqatiri at 17°03′02″S68°20′02″W / 17.05056°S 68.33389°W / -17.05056; -68.33389 . At first its direction is to the northwest, then to the north and northeast, and then to the northwest again where it meets Lake Titicaca. The river crosses the municipalities of Colquencha (Aroma Province), Comanche and Coro Coro (Pacajes), Viacha (Ingavi), and Pucarani and Puerto Pérez (Los Andes). [4]

Qillqatiri mountain in Bolivia

Qillqatiri is a 4,792-metre-high (15,722 ft) mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality.

Colquencha Municipality Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Colquencha Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Aroma Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Colquencha.

Aroma Province Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department. It is situated in the southern parts of the department. Its seat is Sica Sica.

From Qillqatiri near its origin Jach'a Jawira flows along the peaks of Ananta, Waywasi Qullu (Huayhuasi Kkollu) and Chuqi Q'awa which lie on its right side. [5] Near a mountain named Qullqincha (Colquencha) it takes the name Río Colorado (Spanish for "colored river"). It receives waters from an intermittent stream called Sirk'i Sirk'ini (Sirki Sirkini), a right affluent, and it changes its name to Mani.

Chuqi Qawa (Aroma)

Chuqi Q'awa is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,720 m (15,490 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality. It lies northwest of Qillqatiri.

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In Comanche the river turns to the north and gets the name Río Colorado again. Now there is a railroad on the left bank of the river. One of the affluents from the right is Ikiri (Hiquiri). Near the peak of Phuru Qullu (Foro Collu) it receives the name Katari. [6] Shortly before reaching Koniri it gets waters from two streams coming from the west, Katari Jawira ("snake river", also spelled Catari Jahuira) and Sunimuru Jawira (Sunimuro Jahuira). [7]

Near Q'illani (Khellani) the river takes a northwestern direction and soon meets one of its most important tributaries, Pallina River, which upstream is named Jach'a Jawira (Jacha Jahuira), too. [7] [8] Its origin is at 16°48′00″S68°18′00″W / 16.80000°S 68.30000°W / -16.80000; -68.30000 in a plain called Ch'alla Pampa ("sand plain", hispanicized Pampa Challa), near Ch'alla Piñaya (Challapinaya). [7] It surrounds the town of Viacha and runs along Laja before it joins the Katari River.

Viacha City in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Viacha is a city in Bolivia, situated in the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department. Viacha lies in the Altiplano, 22 km southwest of La Paz. Transportation to and from the city includes cars, buses, and a train.

Laja, Bolivia Town in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Laja is a town 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of La Paz, in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Laja Municipality, the second municipal section of the Los Andes Province.

The confluence of the Katari River with Lake Titicaca is in the bay of Aykachi in the Puerto Pérez Municipality, in the Aykachi Canton. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Luis Vega, Oscar Paz, Condiciónes troficas de la Bahía de Aygachi del Lago Titicaca, p. 4
  2. ↑ ars.els-cdn.com Map with Katari River
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ Laja Municipality: Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. population data and map showing Katari River and Pallina River
  5. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estania General Ballivián 5942 IV
  6. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Collana 5943-III
  7. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cerro Letanias 5943-IV
  8. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Viacha 5944-III
  9. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Aygachi 5844-I


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