Phaqcha Mayu | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Region | Cochabamba Department |
Municipality | Arani Province, Carrasco Province |
Phaqcha Mayu (Quechua phaqcha waterfall, mayu river, "waterfall river", also spelled Pajcha Mayu) is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Arani Province, Vacas Municipality, and in the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. [1] It originates near Vacas. From the lake Pilawit'u it flows southeast. [2] Downstream, south of Pocona, it is also known under the name Ch'akiri.
Arani is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Arani, situated about 53 km from Cochabamba. Arani is known for its bread and its artisan wickerwork.
Carrasco is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Totora.
Parqu Qucha is a Bolivian lake located in Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department.
Vacas Municipality is the second municipal section of the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Vacas known as the "Land of the potato". During the Inca Empire Vacas served as a tampu along the Inca road system that led to Inkallaqta and Pocona.
Qullpa Qucha is a Bolivian lake located in Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department.
Pilawit'u is a Bolivian lake located in Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department. The last four thousand years of environmental and vegetation change has been recently reconstructed from the lake sediments of Pilawit'u
Asiru Qucha is a Bolivian lake located in the Vacas Municipality, Arani Province, Cochabamba Department.
The Julpe River is a river of Bolivia in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Mizque Municipality and in the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It is a left tributary of Mizque River. The confluence is north east of Mizque in the south of the Pocona Municipality.
Jatun Mayu is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality and south of it in the Arani Province, Vacas Municipality. It is one of the most important tributaries of Parqu Qucha, a lake north west of Vacas. It originates north east of Punata. It changes its directions from north west to north, then near Palca it abruptly turns to the south east.
Qucha Quchayuq Urqu is a 4,304-metre-high (14,121 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality, near the border with the Arani Province, Vacas Municipality. Qucha Quchayuq Urqu lies on a ridge east of Vacas, southwest of Rumi Rumiyuq.
Chullpa Ch'utu is a 3,748-metre-high (12,297 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Arani Province, Vacas Municipality, north of Vacas. The Jatun Mayu, a tributary of Parqu Qucha, flows along its western slope.
Llusk'a Llusk'a is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,720 m (12,200 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Arani Province, Vacas Municipality, northwest of Vacas. The Jatun Mayu, a tributary of Parqu Qucha, flows along its eastern and southern slopes.
Lawayqu is a 4,185-metre-high (13,730 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. Lawayqu lies southwest of Jatun Salla and southeast of Qucha Quchayuq Urqu and Rumi Rumiyuq.
Jatun Salla is a 3,956-metre-high (12,979 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, at the border of the Arani Province, Vacas Municipality, and the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality.
Rumi Rumiyuq is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,160 m (13,650 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. Rumi Rumiyuq lies east of Qucha Quchayuq Urqu and southeast of Iskay Wasi.
Iskay Wasi is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,120 m (13,520 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, at the border of the Arani Province, Vacas Municipality, and the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. Iskay Wasi lies northeast of Qucha Quchayuq Urqu. The Iskay Wasi Mayu originates at the mountain. It flows to Misk'i Mayu.
P'isaqa is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It lies at the Wanaku Mayu.
Yana Urqu is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It lies north of the Wanaku Mayu.
Tuqma is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 2,800 m (9,200 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Mizque Municipality, near the border to the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. Tuqma lies south of Misk'i. The Wanaku Mayu flows along its northern slope.
Wallqayuq Urqu is a 4,124-metre-high (13,530 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, on the border of the Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality, and the Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality. Wallqayuq Kimray lies west of Wisk'achani and northeast of Wanaku Kimray. The Phaqcha Mayu originates south of the mountain. It flows to the south as an affluent of the Qucha Mayu which downstream is named San José. It is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu.