Colca River Explained

Colca
Name Etymology:Quechua
Pushpin Map:Peru
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Peru
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Arequipa
Source1 Location:Callalli District
Mouth:Pacific Ocean
Mouth Location:Camaná District
Mouth Coordinates:-16.6311°N -72.7642°W
Tributaries Left:Asirumayu (Asirumayo), Anchapara
Tributaries Right:P'ikumayu (Picomayo),
Qantumayu, Pirwamayu
(Pirhuamayo),
Pirwa (Perhua), Qullpa Pallqa Mayu
(Collpa Palca Mayo),
Kunturuma (Condoroma), Pilluni,
Qallumayu, Antamayu

Colca River (possibly from Quechua qullqa deposit) which downstream is called Majes and Camaná is a Peruvian river in the Arequipa Region that flows deep in the rugged Andes of southern Peru. It originates south-east of the village Janq'u Lakaya (Ancolaccaya) in the Callalli District of the Caylloma Province. On its way from Chivay to Cabanaconde it flows through one of the deepest canyons of the world known as the Colca Canyon.[1] Near the town of Camaná the river empties into the Pacific Ocean.

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Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the provinces Camana, Castilla and Caylloma (2) (Arequipa Region)