Tarapaya River

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Tarapaya River
River
Tarapaya.jpg
The village Tarapaya as seen from the north with Tarapaya River west of it (upper right)
Country Bolivia
Region Potosí Department
Coordinates 19°27′S65°46′W / 19.450°S 65.767°W / -19.450; -65.767 Coordinates: 19°27′S65°46′W / 19.450°S 65.767°W / -19.450; -65.767
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.

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.

Tomás Frías Province Province in Potosí Department, Bolivia

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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  1. Pedro De Angelis, Coleccion de obras y documentos relativos á la historia antigua y moderna de las provincias del Río de la Plata
  2. Potosí Municipality: population data and map showing the village Tarapaya and the Tayapaya River west of it