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Ch'aki Mayu (Cochabamba)

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Ch'aki Mayu
EtymologyQuechua
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionCochabamba Department
Quillacollo Province
Physical characteristics
MouthRocha River

Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua ch'aki dry, mayu river,[1] "dry river", Hispanicized spelling Chaqui Mayu) is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality.[2] It is a right affluent of the Rocha River which belongs to the Amazon river basin. Ch'aki Mayu flows in a large bow from the west to the east around Sipe Sipe. The confluence with the Rocha River is south east of the town.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ katari.org Quechua-Spanish Dictionary: Ch'aki mayu (s.) - Río seco.
  2. ^ Sipi Sipi Municipality Archived March 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine: population data and map showing Ch'aki Mayu (unnamed) flowing in a bow above Sipe Sipe towards Rocha River
  3. ^ contraloria.gob.bo[permanent dead link] Map of the Rocha River basin showing Ch'aki Mayu