Qullpa Jawira (Carangas-Litoral)

Qullpa Jawira (Aymara qullpa saltpeter, jawira river,[1] "saltpeter river", hispanicized spelling Kollpa Jahuira) is a Bolivian river west of Poopó Lake and north of Coipasa Lake in the Oruro Department. It flows through the Escara Municipality in the Litoral Province and the Corque Municipality in the Carangas Province.[2]

This article is about the river in the provinces of Carangas and Litoral, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Qullpa Jawira.
Qullpa Jawira
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionOruro Department, Carangas Province,
Litoral Province

See also

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. Escara Municipality: Archived January 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine population data and map


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