Rocha River
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This article is about the river in Bolivia. For other uses, see Kunturillu.
Rocha River or Kunturillu River (Quechua kunturillu black and white,[1][2] Hispanicized spelling Condorillo, also Kundurillu, Kunturillo)[3] which upstream is called Mayllanku (Maylanco) is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province.[4] From the point of the confluence with the Arque River the river is called Caine River.
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Rocha | |
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Native name | Kunturillu (Quechua) |
Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Region | Cochabamba Department |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Caine River |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Pukara Mayu |
• right | Tapacari River, Ch'aki Mayu, Wiluma, Chilla, Tupuraya |
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The river owes its present name to Captain Martín de la Rocha who diverted the river in 1565.