Jach'a Jawira (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''jach'a'' big, ''jawira'' river, "big river", also spelled ''Jachcha Jahuira'') is a
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
n river in the
La Paz Department,
Pacajes Province
Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV
The most important river of the province i ...
,
Caquiaviri Municipality
Caquiaviri Municipality is the second municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Caquiaviri
Caquiaviri is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinationa ...
. It is a left tributary of the
Desaguadero River.
Jach'a Jawira originates in the mountains near Caquiaviri. At first it flows to the northwest, then it turns to the west where it joins the Desaguaderdo River south of the village of Nasa Q'ara ''(Nazacara)''.
[Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Caquiaviri 5842-I][Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Supullullu 5843-II]
See also
*
Qala Jawira
*
Thujsa Jawira
Thujsa Jawira (Aymara ''thujsa'' smelling, ''jawira'' river, "smelling river", also spelled ''Tujsa Jahuira''), which upstream successively is named Ingenio and Río Grande and downstream is called Llink'i, is a river in the La Paz Department in ...
References
Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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