Espíritu Santo River

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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  San Matéo River and Espíritu Santo River confluence to form Chapare River at Villa Tunari

Espíritu Santo
San Matéo River and Espíritu Santo River (upper right) in Villa Tunari just before their confluence in the east of the town
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

See also

• List of rivers of Bolivia

References

1. Villa Tunari Municipality Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine: population data and map showing Espíritu Santo River (unnamed) on its way from Mendoza to Villa Tunari

• lib.utexas.edu Detailed map of the area
• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

External links

• Media related to Espíritu Santo River at Wikimedia Commons