Espíritu Santo River
River in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the river in Bolivia. For the river in Puerto Rico, see Río Espíritu Santo.
The Espíritu Santo River is a Bolivian river in the Cochabamba Department, Chapare Province, Villa Tunari Municipality.[1] It belongs to the Amazon River watershed. Espíritu Santo River originates in the Callejas mountains south west of Villa Tunari. It initially flows in a northeasterly direction, before turning to the east towards Villa Tunari. In the east of the town, it meets San Matéo River which comes from the south west. From the confluence the river is known as Chapare River.
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Espíritu Santo | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Cochabamba Department |
Province | Chapare Province |
Municipality | Villa Tunari Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Serranía de Callejas |
• coordinates | 17°11′56″S 65°41′11″W |
• elevation | 2,720 m (8,920 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Villa Tunari |
• coordinates | 16°58′26″S 65°24′40″W |
• elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Lima Tambo, Juntas de Corani, Blanco |
• right | Jordan Mayu, Arispe Mayu, Cristal Mayito, Cristal Mayu, Huayruruny, Avispas |
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