Jach'a Jawira (Ingavi)
| Jach'a Jawira | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Aymara | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Region | La Paz Department |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Chuñu Jawira, Titiri, Chuqi Q'awa, Qura Jawira, Qupa Jaqhi Jawira, Chuqi Q'awa (Achuma) |
| Mouth | Desaguadero River |
| - location | Ingavi Province |
| - coordinates | 16°49′S 68°54′W / 16.817°S 68.900°WCoordinates: 16°49′S 68°54′W / 16.817°S 68.900°W |
Jach'a Jawira (Aymara jach'a big, great, jawira river,[1] "big river", hispanicized spelling Jachcha Jahuira) is a Bolivian river south of Wiñaymarka, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca. It is a tributary of the Desaguadero River. The rivers meet at the southern end of Awallamaya Lake, south of the village of Awallamaya in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, Awallamaya Canton.
Jach'a Jawira flows along the southern slopes of the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range. Some of its tributaries from the range are Chuñu Jawira, Titiri, Chuqi Q'awa, Qurani, Qupa Jaqhi Jawira and another river named Chuqi Q'awa (or Achuma).[2]
References
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sacacani 5843-I
- Jesús de Machaca Municipality: population data and map showing a part of Jach'a Jawira and the confluence with Desaguadero River
