Urqumayu
Urqumayu Vizcarra | |
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![]() Urqumayu in La Unión | |
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[]
- ^ 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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Categories:
- Rivers of Peru
- Rivers of Ancash Region
- Rivers of Huánuco Region
- Ancash Region geography stubs
- Peru river stubs