Ch'alla Jawira

This article is about the river in the provinces of Aroma and Pacajes, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ch'alla Jawira.
Ch'alla Jawira
Map
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionLa Paz Department
Physical characteristics
SourceAndes
 • locationPacajes Province, Waldo Ballivián Municipality
 • coordinates17°07′50″S 68°16′57″W / 17.13056°S 68.28250°W / -17.13056; -68.28250
MouthAqhuya Jawira
 • location
Aroma Province, Patacamaya Municipality
 • coordinates
17°20′10″S 68°16′57″W / 17.33611°S 68.28250°W / -17.33611; -68.28250
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftWichhu Qullu River
 • rightSuni Jawira

The Ch'alla Jawira (Aymara ch'alla sand, jawira river,[1] "sand river", also spelled Challa Jahuira, Challajahuira) which upstream is named Ch'api K'uchu[2] and downstream successively is called Tupa Jawira and Qura Jawira is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a right affluent of the Aqhuya Jawira whose waters flow to the Desaguadero River.[2][3]

Named Ch'api K'uchu ("thorn corner") the river originates in the southern part of the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range from intermittent streams named Negro Amaya and Marco Soruco at 17°07′50″S 68°16′57″W / 17.13056°S 68.28250°W / -17.13056; -68.28250 south of Wila Qullu in the Pacajes Province, Waldo Ballivián Municipality.[4] It has a south-eastern direction while it crosses the Coro Coro Municipality. The river flows along Janq'u Qalani where it receives the name Ch'alla Jawira. Near a mountain named Puki Tira it is named Tupa Jawira. Shortly before it receives waters from a left affluent named Wichhu Qullu it changes its name to Qura Jawira (Khora). Now Suni Jawira ("deserted river") which originates southwest of the source of Ch'alla Jawira and partly almost flows parallel to it joins the river as a right affluent. The confluence of the Ch'alla Jawira and the Aqhuya Jawira (Kheto) is south of Patacamaya (Patakamaya) in the Aroma Province, Patacamaya Municipality, at 17°20′10″S 67°54′30″W / 17.33611°S 67.90833°W / -17.33611; -67.90833.[3][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bertonio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference igm1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference igm2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ine1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference igm3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference ine2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).