Qullpa Jawira (Sebastián Pagador)
This article is about the river in the Sebastián Pagador, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Qullpa Jawira.
| Qullpa Jawira | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Aymara | |
| Country | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Region | Oruro Department |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Ch'iqapa River |
| Source | Andes |
| Mouth | T'ula Pallqa River |
| - location | border Challapata Municipality-Santiago de Huari Municipality, Oruro Department |
Qullpa Jawira (Aymara qullpa saltpeter, jawira river,[1] "saltpeter river", hispanicized spelling Kollpa Jahuira) is a Bolivian river east of Poopó Lake in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality, and in the Santiago de Huari Municipality (which is identical to the Sebastián Pagador Province).[2][3] It originates near Ch'iyar Jaqhi northeast of Jatun Wila Qullu and flows in a north-eastern direction. South of Wila Qullu it meets the T'ula Pallqa River whose source, the Jach'a Juqhu River, is considered the origin of the Pillku Mayu.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Santiago de Huari Municipality: Archived October 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. population data and map
- ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map showing Qullpa Jawira
- ↑ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)
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