Ch'aki Mayu (Potosí)

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For the river in the Cochabamba Department, see Ch'aki Mayu (Cochabamba).
Coordinates: 19°40′S 65°28′W / 19.667°S 65.467°W / -19.667; -65.467
Ch'aki Mayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Potosí Department
Municipality Cornelio Saavedra Province,
Tómas Frías Province
José María Linares Province
Tributaries
 - left Tampu Mayu
 - right Tehuarani, Qhispi Llaqta, Sip'uruni
Coordinates 19°40′S 65°28′W / 19.667°S 65.467°W / -19.667; -65.467

Ch'aki Mayu[1] (Quechua ch'aki dry, mayu river,[2] "dry river", hispanicized spellings Chaqui Mayu, Chaquí Mayu), also Kachi Mayu[3] (Quechua kachi salt,[4] "salt river", hispanicized spelling Cachi Mayu), is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department. It flows towards the Pillku Mayu.

Known as Samasa the river flows in a bow from the west to the east around the northern slopes of the Khari Khari mountain range along the village Samasa. It flows from the Potosí Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, towards the Ch'aki Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, now named Ch'aki Mayu or Kachi Mayu. Here its direction is mainly to the south.[5] South of the village Ch'aki it gets waters from the confluence of the streams Tehuarani and Qhispi Llaqta and shortly afterwards from Sip'uruni (Chipuruni). These streams come from the Khari Khari mountain range. South west of the village Coipasi Tampu Mayu coming from the north joins the river.

On its way through the Miculpaya Canton, José María Linares Province, the river receives the name Miculpaya. Before reaching Pillku Mayu in the Betanzos Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, it is known as Mataqa (Mataca). The confluence of Mataqa and Pillku Mayu is north east of Millares and Otuyo and about 38 km north east of Betanzos.

See also

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ katari.org Quechua-Spanish Dictionary: Ch'aki mayu (s.) - Río seco.
  3. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Detailed map of the area
  4. ↑ katari.org Quechua-Spanish Dictionary: Kachi (s.) - Sal.
  5. ↑ Ch'aki Municipality: population data and map
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