Sinqa Wayq'u

Sinqa Wayq'u
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco Region
Source
- elevation	4,910 m (16,109 ft)
- coordinates	14°47′50″S 72°16′20″W / 14.79722°S 72.27222°W
Mouth	Qañawimayu
- location	Santo Tomás District
- coordinates	14°33′02″S 72°08′54″W / 14.55056°S 72.14833°WCoordinates: 14°33′02″S 72°08′54″W / 14.55056°S 72.14833°W

Sinqa Wayq'u (Quechua sinqa nose, wayq'u brook or valley,^[1] "nose brook (or valley)", hispanicized spelling Senjahuayjo) which upstream successively is named Urqulla Wayq'u (Orjollahuayjo), Ancha Pallqa (Anchapallja), Wankarama (Huancarama) and Waraqu (Huarajo) is a river in the Cusco Region of Peru. It is located in the Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District.^[2] It belongs to the watershed of the Apurímac River.^[3]

Sinqa Wayq'u originates at a height of 4,910 m (16,110 ft) near a mountain named Puka Puka in the south of the Santo Tomás District.^[3] Known as Urqulla Wayq'u it flows to a lake named Quchapata (Ccochapata) in the northeast. After leaving the lake it changes it name to Ancha Pallqa, and after receiving waters from Pallqa Wayq'u (Palljahuajo) it is named Wankarama. The river keeps the northeastern direction up to its confluence with the Waraqu River (waraqu means "cactus"). From now on the river takes the name Waraqu and its direction is to the north. At the confluence with the Qurawat'amayu ("herb island river", Curahuatamayo), a right affluent, it receives the name Sinq'a Wayq'u. The river keeps the name until its confluence with the Qañawimayu near the village of Ch'illiwani (Chillihuani).

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 Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
3. Ministerio de Agricultura, Mapa hidrográfico e inventario de fuentes de aguas superficiales en el ámbito del ATDR Sicuani, Sicuani, 2005, p. 71-72: Cuenca N6 del Río Senjahuayjo