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^[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]}

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.
Etymology	Aymara
Location
Country	Bolivia
Region	La Paz Department
Physical characteristics
Source	Cordillera Real
• location	Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
• coordinates	16°04′23″S 68°19′00″W
Mouth	Qiqa Jawira
• location	Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality
• coordinates	16°06′02″S 68°36′53″W

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.

References

1. summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing Jach'a Jawira ("Jacha Jawira") on the left
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)
3. IGM Bolivia Lago Khara Kkota 5945-IV
4. IGM Bolivia Penas 5945-III
5. IGM Bolivia Huarina 5945-II
6. IGM Bolivia Achacachi 5945-I
7. "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2016. (unnamed)
8. "Achacachi". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

External links

• Achacachi Municipality: population data and map showing Jach'a Jawira ("Jachcha Jahuira") and Qiqa Jawira ("Keka")