Puka Pampa River

Puka Pampa
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Chuquisaca Department
Municipality Sud Cinti Province
Tributaries
 - right Agua y Castilla River
Mouth Pilaya River
 - coordinates BO 21°0′S 64°35′W / 21.000°S 64.583°W / -21.000; -64.583Coordinates: BO 21°0′S 64°35′W / 21.000°S 64.583°W / -21.000; -64.583

Puka Pampa River (Quechua puka red, pampa plain, "red plain", hispanicized spelling Puca Pampa) is a Bolivian river in the Chuquisaca Department, Sud Cinti Province, Culpina Municipality.[1] It is a left tributary of the Pilaya River, an important right affluent of the Pillku Mayu.[2]

The river flows along the villages Sala Mayu, Puka Pampa and Taruka Kancha. Its main direction is to the south. About 17 km south east of the village Pilaya the Puka Pampa River empties into Pilaya River which is a natural border between the departments Chuquisaca and Tarija.

See also

References

  1. Culpina Municipality: population data and map
  2. Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)


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