Jatun Mayu (Tomás Frías)
Jatun Mayu | |
River | |
Name origin: Quechua | |
Country | Bolivia |
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Region | Potosí Department |
Municipality | Tomás Frías Province |
Coordinates | 19°13′S 65°46′W / 19.217°S 65.767°WCoordinates: 19°13′S 65°46′W / 19.217°S 65.767°W |
Jatun Mayu[1] (Quechua hatun, jatun big, great, mayu river,[2] "great river") which upstream is called Tinkipaya is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Tinkipaya Municipality, Tinkipaya Canton,[3] north of Potosí. It is a left tributary of the upper Pillku Mayu.[4] The confluence is about 10 km south east of Tinkipaya.
See also
References
- ↑ Plan de Desarrollo Municipal Tinguipaya 2008 – 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ katari.org Aymara-Spanish Dictionary: Jatun (adj.) - Grande, superior, principal. Mayu (s.) - Río.
- ↑ T'inkipaya Municipality: population data and map
- ↑ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)
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