Kachimayu (Cusco)

Kachimayu (Quechua kachi salt, mayu river,[1] "salt river", Hispanicized spelling Cachimayo) is a river in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province. Its belongs to the Willkanuta watershed.

This article is about the river in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kachimayu.
Kachimayu
EtymologyQuechua
Location
CountryPeru
RegionCusco Region
Physical characteristics
MouthWillkamayu

Kachimayu originates in the mountains near Cusco. It flows through the districts Cachimayo, Pucyura and Anta, along the border of the Zurite District and through the Huarocondo District.[2] Its direction is mainly to the west as it flows through the plain (pampa) of Anta. One of its main tributaries is Pitumayu (Pitumayo) which comes from the Zurite District in the east.[3] Now the river turns to the north. Behind Huarocondo the river changes its name to Huarocondo. It reaches the Willkanuta River as a left tributary between the towns Ollantaytambo and Urubamba.

See also

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Anta Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, south of the town Kachimayu (Cachimayo)
  3. inkaterra.com Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Map of the area


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