Puka Pampa River (Quechua puka red, pampa plain, "red plain", also spelled Puca Pampa) is a Bolivian river in the Chuquisaca Department, Sud Cinti Province, Culpina Municipality.[1] It is a left tributary of the Pilaya River, an important right affluent of the Pillku Mayu.[2]
| Puka Pampa | |
|---|---|
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| Etymology | Quechua |
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Region | Chuquisaca Department |
| Municipality | Sud Cinti Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Pilaya River |
• coordinates | 21°0′S 64°35′W / 21.000°S 64.583°W |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Agua y Castilla River |
The river flows along the villages of Sala Mayu, Puka Pampa and Taruka Kancha. Its main direction is to the south. About 17 km southeast of the village of Pilaya the Puka Pampa River empties into the Pilaya River which is a natural border between the departments of Chuquisaca and Tarija.
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References
edit- ^ Culpina Municipality Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine: population data and map
- ^ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)