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.

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]

Ch'alla Jawira
Etymology	Aymara
Location
Country	Bolivia
Region	La Paz Department
Physical characteristics
Source	Andes
• location	Pacajes Province, Waldo Ballivián Municipality
• coordinates	17°07′50″S 68°16′57″W
Mouth	Aqhuya Jawira
• location	Aroma Province, Patacamaya Municipality
• coordinates	17°20′10″S 68°16′57″W
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Wichhu Qullu River
• right	Suni Jawira

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 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.^[3][5][6]

References

1. 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)
2. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación General Ballivián 5942-IV
3. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cañaviri 5942-II
4. "Waldo Ballivián". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016. (unnamed, south of Wila Qullu)
5. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Patacamaya 6042-III
6. "Coro Coro". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016. (unnamed)