T'uruchipa River

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T'uruchipa
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Potosí Department
Municipality José María Linares Province
Tributaries
 - left Q'inqu
 - right Anawayu
Coordinates 19°31′S64°52′W / 19.517°S 64.867°W / -19.517; -64.867 Coordinates: 19°31′S64°52′W / 19.517°S 64.867°W / -19.517; -64.867
Mouth Pillku Mayu
 - location T'uruchipa Canton

T'uruchipa (Quechua t'uru mud, chipa trap, [1] hispanicized spelling Turuchipa) is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, Ckochas Municipality, T'uruchipa Canton. [2] It is a right tributary to the Pillku Mayu. [3]

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.

Potosí Department Place in Potosí, Bolivia

Potosí is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km² with 823,517 inhabitants. The capital is the city of Potosí. It is mostly a barren, mountainous region with one large plateau to the west, where the largest salt flat in the world, Salar de Uyuni, is located.

José María Linares Province Province in Potosí Department, Bolivia

José María Linares is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its capital is Puna.

Upstream in the Nor Cinti Province, San Lucas Municipality, the river is called San Lucas. The direction is mainly north east as it flows along the town San Lucas, Uruchini and T'uruchipa until reaching the Pillku Mayu between the villages Urunkuta and Ruphasqa.

Nor Cinti Province Province in Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia

Nor Cinti is a province in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca. Its capital is Camargo.

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua - Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Puna Municipality (still including the recently created Ckochas Municipality): population data and map
  3. ↑ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)


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