Yanamayu

For the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia, see Yana Mayu (Potosí).
Yanamayu
River
Suspension bridge of Pukayaku (Pucayacu) across the river Yanamayu which connects the districts Llama and Yauya
Name origin: Quechua
Country Peru
Region Ancash Region, Huánuco Region
Tributaries
 - left Pumapampa, Pampachakra
 - right Tinkuq, San Nicolás
Mouth Marañón River

Yanamayu (Quechua yana black, mayu river,[1] "black river", hispanicized spelling Yanamayo) is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru. It flows along the border between the provinces Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald and Mariscal Luzuriaga until emptying into Marañón River as a left tributary. The confluence is on the border of the districts Eleazar Guzman Barron, San Nicolás and Canchabamba.[2]

See also

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 Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province (Ancash Region) showing "Río Yanamayo"


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