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Kachi Mayu (Chuquisaca)
Kachi Mayu ( Quechua ''kachi'' salt, ''mayu'' river, "salt river", also spelled ''Cachi'') is a Bolivian river in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, in the Sucre and Yotalla Municipalities. It is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu, not to be confused with the Kachi Mayu in the Oruro Department which is the headwater of the Pillku Mayu. The confluence is on the border of the Yotalla Municipality and the Potosí Department, west of the village of Tasapampa. See also *List of rivers of Bolivia This is a list of rivers in Bolivia. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers longer than are in bold. Rivers that reach the ocean Amazon Basin ** M ... References Kachi Mayu, Chuquisaca {{Bolivia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the Inca Empire. The Inca were one among many peoples in present-day Peru who alread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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Chuquisaca Department
Chuquisaca () ( ay, Chuqisaka; qu, Chuqichaka) is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia. Geography The department is traversed by the main cordillera of the Andes mountain range and lesser cordilleras. Parts of it lay within the basin of the Amazon River, and other parts within the basin of the Río de La Plata. The surface area of the department is 51,524 square kilometers. The topography of central Chuquisaca consists of a series of ridges rising up to 1500 m that run north and south with flat valleys between the ridges. To the west of these ridges abruptly rise the Andes Mountains to 3000 m forming a prepuna landmass that is cut into by large river valleys that drain into the Amazon or Rio de la Plata river basins. To the east of the central ridges lies a stretch of territory containing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potosí Department
Potosí (; Aymara: ''Putusi''; qu, P'utuqsi) is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potosí. It is mostly a barren, mountainous region with one large plateau to the west, where the largest salt flat in the world, Salar de Uyuni, is located. Cerro Potosí was the richest province in the Spanish empire, providing a great percentage of the silver that was shipped to Europe. Potosi is also the location of the San Cristóbal silver, zinc and lead mines, developed by the US-company Apex Silver Mines Limited of Colorado and in November 2008 sold to the Japanese Sumitomo Corporation. Government The chief executive office of Bolivia departments (since May 2010) is the governor; until then, the office was called the prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appointed by the President of Bolivia. The current governor, Esteban Urquizu Cuéllar of the Movement for Socialism – Political I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oropeza Province
Oropeza is a province in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Sucre which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the Chuquisaca Department. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Bolivian IGM map 1:50,0000 Poroma 6538-III Subdivision The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Languages The languages spoken in the province are mainly Spanish and Quechua. Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Places of interest The archaeological sites of Inka Mach'ay and Puma Mach'ay are situated within the province. Inka Mach'ay was declared a National Monument in 1958. See also * Chullqi Mayu * Inti Rumi Inti Rumi ( Quechua ''inti'' sun or '' Inti'' sun god, ''rumi'' stone, "sun (or Inti) stone") is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilcomayo River
Pilcomayo (in Hispanicized spelling) (Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu, ''pillku'' red, ''mayu'' river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay ) is a river in central South America. At long, it is the longest western tributary of the Paraguay River. Its drainage basin is in area, and its mean discharge is . Along its course, the Pilcomayo silts up and splits into two main branches, North and South. After some distance, these branches rejoin to form the Lower Pilcomayo. The Pilcomayo rises in the foothills of the Andes mountain range in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, east of Lake Poopó. The Jach'a Juqhu River is considered the origin of the Pilcomayo. Upstream the Jach'a Juqhu River successively receives the names Aguas Calientes and Kachi Mayu. From the confluence with the Chillawa ''(Chillahua)'', the river is called Pilcomayo. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kachi Mayu (Oruro)
Kachi Mayu ( Quechua ''kachi'' salt, ''mayu'' river, "salt river", hispanicized spelling ''Cachi Mayu'') is a Bolivian river east of Poopó Lake in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. Its source, the Jach'a Juqhu River, is considered the origin of the Pillku Mayu. The Jach'a Juqhu River ( Aymara ''jach'a'' big, great, ''juqhu'' muddy place, "great muddy place", hispanicized ''Jachcha Jokho'') originates in the Sebastián Pagador Province (which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality), Condo "C" Canton population data and map showing Jach'a Juqhu River at a height of 4,600 m south west of the mountain Wila Qullu. It flows in a no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oruro Department
Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178. Provinces of Oruro The department is divided into 16 provinces which are further subdivided into municipalities and cantons. Note: Eduardo Abaroa Province (#5) is both north of and south of Sebastián Pagador Province (#6). Government The chief executive officer of Bolivian departments (since May 2010) is the governor; until then, the office was called the prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appointed by the president of Bolivia. The current governor, Santos Tito of the Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples, was elected on 4 April 2010. The chief legislative body of the department is the Departmental Legislative Assembly, a body also first elected on 4 April 2010. It consists of 33 members: 16 elected by each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Bolivia
This is a list of rivers in Bolivia. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers longer than are in bold. Rivers that reach the ocean Amazon Basin ** Madeira River *** Abuná River **** Río Negro ***** Pacahuaras River **** Mapiri River **** Rapirrán River **** Chipamanu River **** Xipamanu River *** Beni River including Alto Beni **** Orthon River ***** Tahuamanu River ****** Muymano River ***** Mamuripi River ****** Manuripe River **** Madre de Dios River ***** Sena River ****** San Martín River ****** Manuripi River ***** Heath River ***** Tambopata River **** Ivón River **** Arroyo Verde **** Madidi River ***** Esmeralda River ***** Claro River **** Tuichi River ***** Yariapo River ***** Pelechuco River **** Quiquibey River **** Kaka River ***** Coroico River ****** Camata River ****** Zongo River ***** Mapiri River ******Challana River ****** Tipuani River ****** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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