Kinwamayu

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Kinwamayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Peru
Region Ayacucho Region
Mouth Pampas River

Kinwamayu (Quechua kinwa a plant (Chenopodium quinoa), mayu river, Hispanicized spelling Ccuenhuamayo) is a river in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Victor Fajardo Province, Huancapi District. It is an affluent of the Pampas River. [1]

Quinoa species of plant, quinua

Quinoa is an annual seed-producing flowering plant grown as a grain crop. It is a pseudocereal, not a grass, unlike wheat and rice. It is botanically related to spinach.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Kinwamayu originates in the Canaria District. Here it is named Saqsara(Saccsara). It flows in a mainly northern direction following the border with the Huaya District. In the Huancapi District it flows along the villages Wisk'achayuq (Viscachayoj), Tuturaqucha (Totoraqocha), Aqu Punku (Acco Punco) and Qucha (Ccocha) until reaching the town Huancapi. Now it changes its name to Huancapi. Its direction is mainly to the north. The confluence of the rivers Kinwamayu and Pampas is north of the village Aya Urqu (Ayaorcco).

Canaria District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.

Huaya District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.

There is a village named Kinwamayu (Ccenhuamayo) east of the river in the Huaya District.

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References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Victor Fajardo Province (Ayacucho Region)