| Rímac | |
|---|---|
) The Rimac river running through Lima | |
| Etymology | Quechua |
| Native name | Rimaq |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Department of Lima |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nevado Paca |
| • location | Huarochirí Province, Peru |
| • elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft) |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Peru |
| Length | 204 km (127 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,400 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 25.8 m3/s (910 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Yuraqmayu |
The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area.
The river is part of the Pacific watershed and has a length of 204 km. The river begins in the highlands of the Huarochirí Province in the Lima Region and its mouth is located in Callao, near Jorge Chávez International Airport.[1]
The name Rímac is from the Quechua word rimaq, meaning "speaker, speaking",[2] leading to it being nicknamed El Río Hablador ("the talking river").
References
- ^ Juan Diego Chávez Espinoza: Adaptation to Climate Change in the Rímac River Basin River . BMZ/KfW, Dezember 2010, p. 8
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)