Pukamayu (Peru)

Pukamayu (Quechua puka red, mayu river,[1] "red river", hispanicized spelling Pucamayo) or Antachaka (Quechua anta copper chaka bridge, "copper bridge", hispanicized Andachaca) is a river in the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province of the Pasco Region in Peru.[2] It belongs to the watershed of the Huallaga River.

This article is about the river in Peru. For other uses, see Puka Mayu.
Pukamayu
EtymologyQuechua
Location
CountryPeru
RegionPasco Region
Physical characteristics
MouthChawpiwaranqa
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftChachaq
 • rightRanrakancha, Yuraqyaku

Pukamayu originates near the lakes Qiwllaqucha (Quiulacocha) and Karpakancha (Carpacancha) in the south of the province. Its direction is mainly to the northwest. The river gets waters from little streams like Yuraq Yaku (Yuracyacu), Chachaq (Chachac) and Ranra Kancha (Ranracancha). Near Chinchi Tinku (Chinche Tingo) Pukamayu meets the Río Blanco (Spanish for "white river") coming from the west. This is where the river Chawpi Waranqa (Quechua chawpi center, middle, waranqa one thousand, hispanicized Chaupihuaranga) originates. Chawpi Waranqa is an affluent of the Huallaga River.

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)


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