Q'inqu Mayu

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Q'inqu Mayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Cochabamba Department,
Chapare Province

Q'inqu Mayu (Quechua q'inqu zig-zag, [1] mayu river, [2] "zig-zag river", hispanicized spellings Kenko Mayu, Khenko Mayu) is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Chapare Province. [3] Since 1991, it is the eastern border of Tunari National Park. [4]

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.

Chapare Province province of Bolivia

Chapare, also called The Chapare and is pronounced Cha-pa-reh, is a rural province in the northern region of Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. The majority of the territory consists of valley rainforests that surround the area's main waterway, the Chapare River, which is also a tributary of the Amazon River. The provincial capital is Sacaba, 11 km east of Cochabamba, its principal town is Villa Tunari, a popular tourist destination.

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): q'inqu, link'u link'u. s. Zigzag. Serie de líneas que forman alternativamente ángulos entrantes y salientes.
  2. ↑ katari.org Aymara-Spanish Dictionary: Mayu(s.) - Río.
  3. ↑ Jaime Ayala Arnez, Simulación y modelamiento de los recursos hídricos de la cuenca del río Khenko Mayu
  4. ↑ www.cedib.org


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