Jatun Mayu (Tiraque)
| Jatun Mayu | |
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| Etymology | Quechua |
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| Country | Bolivia |
| Region | Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Arani Province |
Jatun Mayu (Quechua hatun, jatun big, great, mayu river,[1] "great river") is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality[2] and south of it in the Arani Province, Vacas Municipality. It is one of the most important tributaries of Parqu Qucha, a lake north west of Vacas.[3] It originates north east of Punata.[4] It changes its directions from north west to north, then near Palca it abruptly turns to the south east.
References
[edit]- ^ katari.org Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Aymara-Spanish Dictionary: Jatun (adj.) - Grande, superior, principal. Mayu (s.) - Río.
- ^ Tiraque Municipality: population data and map
- ^ "Plan de ordenamiento turístico territorial en Bolivia". rincondelvago.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ lib.utexas.edu Detailed map of the area
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