Puka Mayu (Potosí)

Puka Mayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Potosí Department
Source
 - location Cordillera de Lípez
Mouth Uyuni salt flat
 - location Colcha "K" Municipality
 - elevation 3,653 m (11,985 ft)
 - coordinates 20°25′S 66°58′W / 20.417°S 66.967°WCoordinates: 20°25′S 66°58′W / 20.417°S 66.967°W

Puka Mayu (Quechua puka red, mayu river,[1] "red river") is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province, Colcha "K" Municipality.[2][3] It originates in the Cordillera de Lípez[4] and empties into the Uyuni salt flat. The mouth lies west and south west of the town Uyuni and north east of the mouth of the Río Grande de Lípez.

References

  1. ↑ katari.org Aymara-Spanish Dictionary: Puka (adj.) - Rojo. Mayu (s.) - Río.
  2. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the region showing "Río Puca Mayu" near Uyuni
  3. ↑ Colcha "K" Municipality: population data and map showing Puka Mayu (unnamed) and its mouth west and south west of the town Uyuni
  4. ↑ cosv.org Ing. Carlos M. Rojas, El Salar