Jach'a Jawira (Los Andes)

This article is about the river in the Los Andes Province, La Paz Department. For other uses, see Jach'a Jawira.
Jach'a Jawira
Lake Titicaca as seen from the summit of Janq'u Uma. The mouth of the Jach'a Jawira is visible in the left edge of this image.
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionLa Paz Department
Physical characteristics
SourceCordillera Real
 • locationLos Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
 • coordinates16°04′23″S 68°19′00″W / 16.07306°S 68.31667°W / -16.07306; -68.31667
MouthQiqa Jawira
 • location
Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality
 • coordinates
16°06′02″S 68°36′53″W / 16.10056°S 68.61472°W / -16.10056; -68.61472

Jach'a Jawira[1] (Aymara jach'a big, great, jawira river,[2] "great river", hispanicized spellings Jacha Jahuira, Jachcha Jahuira) which downstream is named Japha Jawira is a Bolivian river east of Lake Titicaca in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality and in the Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality. Its waters flow to Lake Titicaca via the Qiqa Jawira.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The river originates in the Cordillera Real from the confluence of streams from Jach'a Pata, Janq'u Uyu, Wila Lluxita and Qulin Tuqu near a lake named Janq'u Quta.[3] At first it flows in a southwestern direction connecting the lakes named Janq'u Quta, Quta Thiya, Q'ara Quta and Jichu Quta. After leaving Q'ara Quta it flows almost parallel to the nearby Surikiña River south of it. East of Peñas it turns to the northwest. Southeast of Achacachi it unifies with the Qiqa Jawira which reaches Lake Titicaca northwest of the town near the mouth of the Ch'iyar Juqhu River.

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  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
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