Chiriaco River

For the waterfall in the Junín Region, Peru, see Chiri Yaku. For the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Chiri Yaku (Apurímac).

The Chiriaco (Quechua chiri cold, yaku water, "cold water")[1] is a river in Peru. It is a tributary of the Marañón and takes Tuntungos, Shushug and Wawas as principal tributaries.

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

Coordinates: 5°08′45″S 78°19′47″W / 5.1458°S 78.3297°W / -5.1458; -78.3297


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