Kachi Mayu (Chuquisaca)

This article is about the river in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Kachimayu.
Kachi Mayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Chuquisaca Department

Kachi Mayu (Quechua kachi salt, mayu river,[1] "salt river", hispanicized spelling Cachi) is a Bolivian river in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, in the Sucre and Yotalla Municipalities.[2] It is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu, not to be confused with the Kachi Mayu in the Oruro Department which is the headwater of the Pillku Mayu.


See also

References

  1. katari.org Quechua-Spanish Dictionary: Kachi (s.) - Sal. Mayu (s.) - Río.
  2. Yotalla Municipality: population data and map


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