Katari River

This article is about the river in the provinces of Aroma, Pacajes, Ingavi and Los Andes, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Jach'a Jawira.
Katari River
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionLa Paz Department
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAroma Province, Colquencha Municipality
 • coordinates17°03′02″S 68°20′02″W / 17.05056°S 68.33389°W / -17.05056; -68.33389
MouthWiñaymarka Lake
 • location
Los Andes Province, Puerto Pérez Municipality, Aykachi Canton
Length90 km (56 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSunimuru Jawira
 • rightPallina River,[1] Ikiri, Sirk'i Sirk'ini

Katari River[2] (Aymara katari a big viper,[3] "snake river", hispanicized spelling Catari) which upstream successively is named Jach'a Jawira, Colorado, Mani and then Colorado again is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia, about 90 km long, southeast of Lake Titicaca. It empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca.

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