Urqumayu
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Tributary of Marañón River in Peru
For the river Urqu Mayu, one of the headwaters of the Willkamayu in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Willkamayu.
| Urqumayu Vizcarra | |
|---|---|
| Urqumayu in La Unión | |
| Map | |
| Etymology | Quechua |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ancash Region, Huánuco Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Marañón River |
Urqumayu (Quechua urqu mountain / male, mayu river,[1] "mountain river" or "male river", Hispanicized spelling Orgomayo) or Vizcarra (named after a prefect of Huánuco, Colonel Pedro C. Vizcarra) is a river in the Ancash Region and in the Huánuco Region in Peru. It is a tributary of the Marañón River.
References
[edit ]- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): urqu - s. Cerro. urqu - s. Cerro. mayu - s. y adj. Macho. Ser del sexo masculino.
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