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Rocha River

Coordinates: 17°42′10″S 66°14′45″W / 17.7028°S 66.2458°W / -17.7028; -66.2458
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Rocha
A bridge across the Rocha River (in the middle) in Quillacollo
Map
Native nameKunturillu (Quechua)
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionCochabamba Department
Physical characteristics
MouthCaine River
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftPukara Mayu
 • rightTapacari River, Ch'aki Mayu,
Wiluma, Chilla, Tupuraya

Rocha River or Kunturillu River (Quechua kunturillu black and white,[1][2] Hispanicized spelling Condorillo, also Kundurillu, Kunturillo)[3] which upstream is called Mayllanku (Maylanco) is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province.[4] From the point of the confluence with the Arque River the river is called Caine River.

The river owes its present name to Captain Martín de la Rocha who diverted the river in 1565.

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See also

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Sources and notes

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ Note: Black and white like the bird condor (Quechua: kuntur)
  3. ^ cocha-banner.org Cultural Corner - The River Rocha or Kundurillu (in Spanish and in English)
  4. ^ contraloria.gob.bo[permanent dead link] Map of the Rocha River basin
  • lib.utexas.edu Detailed map of the area
  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

17°42′10″S 66°14′45″W / 17.7028°S 66.2458°W / -17.7028; -66.2458