Jach'a Jawira (Chuqi Uta)

This article is about the river in the Chuqi Uta Municipality, Potosí Department. For other uses, see Jach'a Jawira.
Jach'a Jawira
River
Name origin: Aymara
Country  Bolivia
Region Potosí Department, Rafael Bustillo Province,
Chuqi Uta Municipality

Jach'a Jawira (Aymara jach'a big, great, jawira river,[1] "great river", hispanicized spelling Jachcha Jahuira) is a Bolivian river east of Poopó Lake in the Potosí Department, Rafael Bustillo Province, Chuqi Uta Municipality.[2]

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References

  1. katari.org Aymara-Spanish Dictionary: Jach'a (adj.) - Fuerte y grande, largo o alto. Muchedumbre o junta de alguna cosa. Jawira (s.) - Río con o sin agua.
  2. Uncía Municipality: Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (still containing Chuqi Uta (now a municipality of its own) as its canton) population data and map


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