Pukamayu (Peru)
| Pukamayu | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Quechua | |
| Country | Peru |
|---|---|
| Region | Pasco Region |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Chachaq |
| - right | Ranrakancha, Yuraqyaku |
| Mouth | Chawpiwaranqa |
Pukamayu (Quechua puka red, mayu river,[1] "red river", hispanicized spelling Pucamayo) or Antachaka (Quechua anta copper chaka bridge, "copper bridge", hispanicized Andachaca) is a river in the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province of the Pasco Region in Peru.[2] It belongs to the watershed of the Huallaga River.
Pukamayu originates near the lakes Qiwllaqucha (Quiulacocha) and Karpakancha (Carpacancha) in the south of the province. Its direction is mainly to the northwest. The river gets waters from little streams like Yuraqyaku (Yuracyacu), Chachaq (Chachac) and Ranrakancha (Ranracancha). Near Chinchi Tinku (Chinche Tingo) Pukamayu meets the river Río Blanco (Spanish for "white river") coming from the west. This is where the river Chawpiwaranqa (Quechua chawpi center, middle, waranqa one thousand, hispanicized Chaupihuaranga) originates. Chawpiwaranqa is an affluent of the Huallaga River.