Andamayo River (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''anta'' copper, ''mayu'' river, "copper river") or Capiza is a river in
Peru
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located in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh l ...
,
Castilla Province, in the districts
Aplao and
Tipan.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (2) (Arequipa Region)] Its direction is mainly to the south where it meets
Colca River as a right affluent. The confluence is north of the village Andamayo.
References
Rivers of Peru
Rivers of Arequipa Region
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