| Sinqa Wayq'u | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Quechua | |
| Country | Peru |
|---|---|
| Region | Cusco Region |
| Source | |
| - elevation | 4,910 m (16,109 ft) |
| - coordinates | 14°47′50″S72°16′20″W / 14.79722°S 72.27222°W |
| Mouth | Qañawimayu |
| - location | Santo Tomás District |
| - coordinates | 14°33′02″S72°08′54″W / 14.55056°S 72.14833°W Coordinates: 14°33′02″S72°08′54″W / 14.55056°S 72.14833°W |
Sinqa Wayq'u (Quechua sinqa nose, wayq'u brook or valley, [1] "nose brook (or valley)", Hispanicized spelling Senjahuayjo) which upstream successively is named Urqulla Wayq'u(Orjollahuayjo), Ancha Pallqa(Anchapallja), Wankarama(Huancarama) and Waraqu(Huarajo) is a river in the Cusco Region of Peru. It is located in the Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. [2] It belongs to the watershed of the Apurímac River. [3]
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.
Chumbivilcas(3D-map) is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825.
Sinqa Wayq'u originates at a height of 4,910 m (16,110 ft) near a mountain named Puka Puka in the south of the Santo Tomás District. [3] Known as Urqulla Wayq'u it flows to a lake named Quchapata (Ccochapata) in the northeast. After leaving the lake it changes its name to Ancha Pallqa, and after receiving waters from Pallqa Wayq'u (Palljahuajo) it is named Wankarama. The river keeps the northeastern direction up to its confluence with the Waraqu River (waraqu means "cactus"). From now on the river takes the name Waraqu and its direction is to the north. At the confluence with the Qurawat'amayu ("herb island river", Curahuatamayo), a right affluent, it receives the name Sinq'a Wayq'u. The river keeps the name until its confluence with the Qañawimayu near the village of Ch'illiwani (Chillihuani).
Puka Puka is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,100 metres (16,732 ft). It is located in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Puka Puka lies southeast of Wiska Tunqu.
Qañawimayu which upstream is called Cayacti and downstream successively is named Jaraucata, Qullpa(Collpa), Yawina(Yavina) and Santo Tomás River is a river in Peru. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Cotabambas Province, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province and Paruro Province. It belongs to the Apurímac watershed.
