The Pakaymayu or Paqaymayu (

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, Hispanicized spellings ''Pacaymayo, Pacaymayu'', also ''Pacamayo'') is a river in

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located in the

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, Urubamba Province,

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. It is a left tributary of the Willkanuta River.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba (Cusco Region) The Pakaymayu originates in the Willkapampa mountain range northeast of Sallqantay and north of P'allqay ''(Paljay)'' near the

Warmi Wañusqa Warmi Wañusqa (Quechua ''warmi'' woman, wife, ''wañuy'' die, ''-sqa'' a suffix (''wañusqa'' died, dead), "woman who died" or "woman died", also spelled ''Huarmihuanusca, Huarmihuañusca, Warmihuañusca, Warmihuanuscca, Warmiwañusca, Warmiwa ...

pass, the archaeological site of

Runkuraqay Runkuraqay or Runku Raqay (Quechua ''runku'' basket, ''raqay'' shed / derelict house / ruin)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is an ar ...

and the Runkuraqay pass. Its direction is mainly to the northeast, almost parallel to the Kusichaka River east of it. The confluence with the Willkanuta River is west of the village of Pampa Q'awa ''(Pampacahua)''.

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