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Jatun Mayu (Tomás Frías)

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Jatun Mayu
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EtymologyQuechua
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionPotosí Department
MunicipalityTomás Frías Province

Jatun Mayu[1] (Quechua hatun, jatun big, great, mayu river,[2] "great river") which upstream is called Tinkipaya is a Bolivian river in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Tinkipaya Municipality, Tinkipaya Canton,[3] north of Potosí. It is a left tributary of the upper Pillku Mayu.[4] The confluence is about 10 km south east of Tinkipaya.

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  1. ^ Plan de Desarrollo Municipal Tinguipaya 2008 – 2012[permanent dead link] (Spanish)
  2. ^ katari.org Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Aymara-Spanish Dictionary: Jatun (adj.) - Grande, superior, principal. Mayu (s.) - Río.
  3. ^ T'inkipaya Municipality: Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine population data and map
  4. ^ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)