Challwamayu (Huancavelica)

This article is about the river in the Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Challwamayu.
Challwamayu
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Peru
Region Huancavelica Region
Mouth Pampas River

Challwamayu[1] (Quechua challwa fish, mayu river,[2] "fish river", hispaniciced spelling Chalhuamayo) is a river in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District.[3] It is an affluent of the Pampas River, the one which flows along the border of the Ayacucho and Huancavelica Regions. The confluence of the rivers is on the border of these regions, near Pukarumi (Pucarume). Challwamayu originates near the mountain Artisayuq (Artisayoc).

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Challwamayu
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): challwa - s. Pescado. Pez sacado del agua. challwa - s. Pez. Animal acuático vertebrado. mayu - s. Río.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Lima Region)


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