Tarapaya River | |
River | |
The village Tarapaya as seen from the north with Tarapaya River west of it (upper right) | |
Country | Bolivia |
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Region | Potosí Department |
Coordinates | 19°27′S65°46′W / 19.450°S 65.767°W Coordinates: 19°27′S65°46′W / 19.450°S 65.767°W |
Mouth | Pillku Mayu |
Tarapaya River, originally also called Qayara, [1] is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province. [2] Its direction is mainly north. Tarapaya is a right tributary of the upper Pillku Mayu.
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Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller.
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Tarapaya is one of the cantons of the Potosí Municipality, the capital municipality of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 1,042 inhabitants. Its seat is Tarapaya with a population of 11 in 2001. It is situated east of Tarapaya River.
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Puka Mayu is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province, Colcha "K" Municipality. It originates in the Cordillera de Lípez and empties into the Uyuni salt flat. The mouth lies west and south west of the town Uyuni and north east of the mouth of the Río Grande de Lípez.
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Ch'aki Mayu, also Kachi Mayu, is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department. It flows towards the Pillku Mayu.
Jayaq Mayu is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, in the south of Potosí. It originates on the west side of the mountain Cerro Rico or P'utuqsi Urqu located in the Potosí Municipality. Then it flows in a north west direction until meeting Agua Dulce River in the Yocalla Municipality. This river shortly afterwards forms the Tarapaya River at its confluence with Ribera de la Vera Cruz. Jayaq Mayu belongs to the Pillku Mayu drainage basin.
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T'uruchipa is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, Ckochas Municipality, T'uruchipa Canton. It is a right tributary to the Pillku Mayu.
Tatasi River is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Sud Chichas Province, Atocha Municipality and Tupiza Municipality. It is a left tributary of Tupiza River and belongs to the river basin of the upper Pillku Mayu.
Lik'ichiri is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. It lies north of Potosí and the river Samasa and east of the village Tarapaya. Lik'ichiri is about 4,086 metres (13,406 ft) high.
Waylla Tira is a 4,324-metre-high (14,186 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Waylla Tira lies east of the Challwiri River, an affluent of the Pillku Mayu.
Luru Mayu is a 5,888-metre-high (19,318 ft) mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. It lies in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, southeast of a lake named Luru Mayu.
Wañuma is a 4,202-metre-high (13,786 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Tacobamba Municipality. Wañuma lies on the right bank of the Ch'aki Mayu. Its waters flow to the Pillku Mayu :
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