Chiñi Mayu (Quechua chiñi bat, mayu river,[1] "bat river", hispanicized spellings Chiñimayu, Chini Mayu) is a Bolivian river in the Chuquisaca Department, Nor Cinti Province, San Lucas Municipality and Camargo Municipality.[2] It belongs to the Pillku Mayu river basin.[3]
| Chiñi Mayu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Etymology | Quechua |
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Region | Chuquisaca Department |
| Municipality | Nor Cinti Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Tumusla River |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Parintaca, Nasa Q'ara, Ch'uru, San Pedro |
Upstream in the Ocuri Canton, the river is called Churki. Its direction is mainly south west. Chiñi Mayu flows along the village of the same name. After having passed the town Camargo, it receives the name Camargo[4] before joining Tumusla River as a left tributary.
References
edit- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua - Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Camargo Municipality Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine: population data and map
- ^ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)
- ^ IRD, ihh, Análisis, crítica y tratamiento de los datos hidrométricos de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo disponibles aguas arriba de Misión La Paz (Argentina)