Qullpa Jawira (La Paz)

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Qullpa Jawira
River
Name origin: Aymara
Country Bolivia
Region La Paz Department
Source Andes
 - location Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality
 - coordinates 17°07′10″S68°54′19″W / 17.11944°S 68.90528°W / -17.11944; -68.90528
Mouth Desaguadero River
 - location Ingavi Province, San Andrés de Machaca Municipality; Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality
 - coordinates 17°03′00″S68°51′00″W / 17.05000°S 68.85000°W / -17.05000; -68.85000 Coordinates: 17°03′00″S68°51′00″W / 17.05000°S 68.85000°W / -17.05000; -68.85000

The Qullpa Jawira [1] (Aymara qullpa saltpeter, jawira river, [2] "saltpeter river", also spelled Collpajahuira, Kollpa Jahuira) is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a right affluent of the Desaguadero River.

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.

La Paz Department (Bolivia) Department in Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Bolivia

The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the Cordillera Real, which reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (4.1 mi). Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia.

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.

The river originates near 17°07′10″S68°54′10″W / 17.11944°S 68.90278°W / -17.11944; -68.90278 from various streams at a mountain named Taruj Llani south of Utani Apu in the Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality. It flows in a north-eastern direction. The confluence with the Desaguadero River is south of the community of Janq'u Phuch'u on the border of the Ingavi Province, San Andrés de Machaca Municipality, at 17°03′00″S68°51′00″W / 17.05000°S 68.85000°W / -17.05000; -68.85000 . [1] [3] [4]

Utani Apu mountain in Bolivia

Utani Apu (Aymara) is a 4,060 m (13,320 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, San Andrés de Machaca Municipality, and in the Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality.

Pacajes Province Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro.

Caquiaviri Municipality Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Caquiaviri Municipality is the second municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Caquiaviri.

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References

  1. 1 2 Ley No. 2350, Ley de 7 de Mayo de 2002
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 Caquiaviri 3136
  4. ↑ "San Andrés de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 5, 2016. (unnamed)


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