The Chanchamayo River (possibly from Quechua chanchay to walk and leap about, to walk quickly and confused, chancha chancha to walk quickly and irregularly, shancha a kind of bird, mayu river,[1][2]) is a river in the Junín Region in Peru. It originates in the Huaytapallana mountain range where it is named Tulumayu. Chanchamayo flows along the town of La Merced, which is also called Chanchamayo. After joining Paucartambo River, it is called Perené River.[3]
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The river Chanchamayo as it flows along the town Chanchamayo or La Merced -
Kimiri Bridge across Chanchamayo, near Kimiri
| Chanchamayo River | |
|---|---|
 Herreria Bridge across Chanchamayo | |
| Etymology | Quechua |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Junín Region |
References edit
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): chanchay - intr. Ir a saltos. mayu - s. Río.
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: chancha chancha - adj. Caminar rápido, apresurado, con pasos irregulares Chanchaymayu - s. Geog. (Topón. shancha gallinácea plomiza; mayu río). chanchay - v. Caminar apresurada y confusamente.
- ^ chanchamayo.info Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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