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(Redirected from Vizcarra River) 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
EtymologyQuechua
Location
CountryPeru
RegionAncash Region, Huánuco Region
Physical characteristics
MouthMarañón River

Urqumayu (Quechua urqu mountain / male, mayu river, "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

  1. 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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