Kachi Mayu (Quechua kachi salt, mayu river,[1] "salt river", also spelled Cachi) is a Bolivian river in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, in the Sucre and Yotalla Municipalities.[2] It is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu, not to be confused with the Kachi Mayu in the Oruro Department which is the headwater of the Pillku Mayu. The confluence is on the border of the Yotalla Municipality and the Potosí Department, west of the village of Tasapampa.[3]
| Kachi Mayu | |
|---|---|
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| Etymology | Quechua |
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Region | Chuquisaca Department |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chuquisaca Department (Yotalla Municipality) / Potosí Department |
• coordinates | 19°18′48″S 65°15′59″W / 19.31333°S 65.26639°W |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "Yotala". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ Bolivia 1:50,000 Tasapampa 6536-III