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The Zongo River (
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 ...
''sunku'' one-armed) is a river in the La Paz Department of
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 ...
. The Rio Zongo begins approximate east of the
Huayna Potosí Huayna Potosí is a mountain in Bolivia, located near El Alto and about 25 km north of La Paz in the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real. Huayna Potosí is the closest high mountain to La Paz. Surrounded by high mountains, it is ...
mountain and runs 15 km northwards before turning to the northeast. It feeds into the
Coroico River The Coroico River is a river of Bolivia. The catchment area comprises 5356 km². According to the 2012 census, it is home to 59 996 people. Economic activity Economic activities along the river are impacting its water quality. Agriculture ...
near ''alcoche'' village, ca. 15 km north-west from
Caranavi Caranavi is the capital of the Caranavi Province in the Yungas region of Bolivia. On 23 December 2009, part of the province was detached from the municipality of Caranavi to become the municipality of Alto Beni.Potencial y aprovechamiento de la hidroenergía en Bolivia
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See also

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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

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{Bolivia-river-stub