Antamayu

Antamayu
River
The river Antamayu as it flows along the village Tipan
Name origin: Quechua
Country Peru
Region Arequipa Region
Mouth Inambari River

Antamayu (Quechua anta copper, mayu river,[1] "copper river", hispanicized spelling Andamayo) or Capiza is a river in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, in the districts Aplao and Tipan.[2] Its direction is mainly to the south where it meets Colca River as a right affluent. The confluence is north of the village Antamayu (Andamayo).

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (2) (Arequipa Region)


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