Qullpa Jawira (La Paz)
This article is about the river in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Qullpa Jawira.
| Qullpa Jawira | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Aymara | |
| Country | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Region | La Paz Department |
| Source | Andes |
| - location | Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality |
| - coordinates | BO 17°07′10″S 68°54′19″W / 17.11944°S 68.90528°W |
| Mouth | Desaguadero River |
| - location | Ingavi Province, San Andrés de Machaca Municipality; Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality |
| - coordinates | BO 17°03′00″S 68°51′00″W / 17.05000°S 68.85000°WCoordinates: BO 17°03′00″S 68°51′00″W / 17.05000°S 68.85000°W |
The Qullpa Jawira[1] (Aymara qullpa saltpeter, jawira river,[2] "saltpeter river", also spelled Collpajahuira, Kollpa Jahuira) is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a right affluent of the Desaguadero River.
The river originates near 17°07′10″S 68°54′10″W / 17.11944°S 68.90278°W from various streams at a mountain named Taruj Llani south of Utani Apu in the Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality. It flows in a north-eastern direction. The confluence with the Desaguadero River is south of the community of Janq'u Phuch'u on the border of the Ingavi Province, San Andrés de Machaca Municipality, at 17°03′00″S 68°51′00″W / 17.05000°S 68.85000°W.[1][3][4]
References
- 1 2 Ley No. 2350, Ley de 7 de Mayo de 2002
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 Caquiaviri 3136
- ↑ "San Andrés de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 5, 2016. (unnamed)
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