Kinwamayu (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

'' kinwa'' a plant ''(Chenopodium quinoa)'', ''mayu'' river, Hispanicized spelling ''Ccuenhuamayo'') is a river in

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

located in the

Ayacucho Region Ayacucho (), known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825, is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980 ...

, Victor Fajardo Province, Huancapi District. It is an affluent of the Pampas River.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Victor Fajardo Province (Ayacucho Region) Kinwamayu originates in the Canaria District. Here, it is named Saqsara ''(Saccsara)''. It flows in a mainly northern direction following the border with the

Huaya District Huaya District is one of twelve Districts of Peru, districts of the province Víctor Fajardo Province, Víctor Fajardo in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous citizens of Quechu ...

. In the Huancapi District, it flows along the villages Wisk'achayuq ''(Viscachayoj)'', Tuturaqucha ''(Totoraqocha)'', Aqu Punku ''(Acco Punco)'' and Qucha ''(Ccocha)'' until reaching the town Huancapi. Now, it changes its name to Huancapi. Its direction is mainly to the north. The confluence of the rivers Kinwamayu and Pampas is north of the village Aya Urqu ''(Ayaorcco)''. There is a village named Kinwamayu ''(Ccenhuamayo)'' east of the river in the

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Rivers of Peru Rivers of the Department of Ayacucho {{Peru-river-stub

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