T'uruchipa River

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Coordinates: 19°31′S 64°52′W / 19.517°S 64.867°W / -19.517; -64.867
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′S 64°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]

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.


See also

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)
Capital: Potosí
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