Ch'alla Jawira (Ingavi)

This article is about the river in the Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ch'alla Jawira.
Ch'alla Jawira
Map
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionLa Paz Department, Ingavi Province
Physical characteristics
SourceAndes
 • locationTiwanaku Municipality
MouthTiwanaku River
 • location
Tiwanaku Municipality
 • coordinates
16°32′52″S 68°41′20″W / 16.54778°S 68.68889°W / -16.54778; -68.68889

The Ch'alla Jawira (Aymara ch'alla sand, jawira river,[1] "sand river", also spelled Challa Jahuira) is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a left tributary of the Tiwanaku River which empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca.

The Ch'alla Jawira originates from various intermittent streams of the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range northeast, north and northwest of the peak of Kimsa Chata in the Ingavi Province, Tiwanaku Municipality. Its direction is mainly to the north. The confluence with the Tiwanaku River is northwest of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku at 16°32′52″S 68°41′20″W / 16.54778°S 68.68889°W / -16.54778; -68.68889.[2][3]

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