Ch'aki Mayu (Cochabamba)

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]

This article is about the river in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ch'aki Mayu.
Ch'aki Mayu
EtymologyQuechua
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionCochabamba Department
Quillacollo Province
Physical characteristics
MouthRocha River

See also

References
  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 Map of the Rocha River basin showing Ch'aki Mayu


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