Llikllamayu

Llikllamayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Peru
Region Ancash Region
Mouth Santa River

Llikllamayu (Quechua lliklla a rectangular shoulder cloth, mayu river,[1][2] hispanicized spelling Legiamayo) is a river in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Marcará District.[3] It originates in the Cordillera Blanca west of the mountains Qupa and Lliklla, near the lake Llikllaqucha. It is a right tributary of the Santa River. The confluence is near Marcará.

References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005
  2. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carhuaz Province (1) (Ancash Region) showing "Lago Lejíacocha" west of "Nevado Léjia" and the river "Río Legiamayo"