Jach'a_Jawira_(Los_Andes)

Jach'a Jawira (Los Andes)

Jach'a Jawira (Los Andes)

River in Bolivia

This article is about the river in the Los Andes Province, La Paz Department. For other uses, see Jach'a Jawira.

Jach'a Jawira[1] (Aymara jach'a big, great, jawira river,[2] "great river", hispanicized spellings Jacha Jahuira, Jachcha Jahuira) which downstream is named Japha Jawira is a Bolivian river east of Lake Titicaca in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality and in the Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality. Its waters flow to Lake Titicaca via the Qiqa Jawira.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Quick Facts Etymology, Location ...

The river originates in the Cordillera Real from the confluence of streams from Jach'a Pata, Janq'u Uyu, Wila Lluxita and Qulin Tuqu near a lake named Janq'u Quta.[3] At first it flows in a southwestern direction connecting the lakes named Janq'u Quta, Quta Thiya, Q'ara Quta and Jichu Quta. After leaving Q'ara Quta it flows almost parallel to the nearby Surikiña River south of it. East of Peñas it turns to the northwest. Southeast of Achacachi it unifies with the Qiqa Jawira which reaches Lake Titicaca northwest of the town near the mouth of the Ch'iyar Juqhu River.

References

  1. [1]
    summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing Jach'a Jawira ("Jacha Jawira") on the left
  2. [2]
    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)
  3. [3]
    IGM Bolivia Lago Khara Kkota 5945-IV
  4. [4]
    IGM Bolivia Penas 5945-III
  5. [5]
    IGM Bolivia Huarina 5945-II
  6. [6]
    IGM Bolivia Achacachi 5945-I
  7. [7]
    "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2016. (unnamed)
  8. [8]
    "Achacachi". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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