Qullpa Jawira (Sebastián Pagador)
For the river in the Carangas and Litoral Provinces, Oruro Department, see Qullpa Jawira (Carangas-Litoral).
| Qullpa Jawira | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Aymara | |
| Country | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Region | Oruro Department |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Ch'iqapa River |
| Source | Andes |
| Mouth | T'ula Pallqa River |
| - location | border Challapata Municipality-Santiago de Huari Municipality, Oruro Department |
Qullpa Jawira (Aymara qullpa saltpeter, jawira river,[1] "saltpeter river", hispanicized spelling Kollpa Jahuira) is a Bolivian river east of Poopó Lake in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality, and in the Santiago de Huari Municipality (which is identical to the Sebastián Pagador Province).[2][3] It originates near the mountain Ch'iyar Jaqhi north-east of Jatun Wila Qullu and flows in a north-eastern direction. South of the mountain Wila Qullu it meets T'ula Pallqa River whose source, the Jach'a Juqhu River, is considered to be the origin of the river Pillku Mayu.[4]
See also
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)
- ↑ Santiago de Huari Municipality: population data and map
- ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map showing Qullpa Jawira
- ↑ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)
