Ñancahuazú River – Holy Cross
“Che's route”. The dotted line marks the path of the guerrilla group led by Guevara to the place where he was shot.. Today it is a memory and tourist circuit.
Ñancahuazú River
The Ñancahuazú River is a temporary Amazonian mountain river, direct tributary of the Rio Grande, located in the southeastern area of Bolivia.
The Ñancahuazú River rises in the Yacunday ravine, and runs from south to north receiving the Ticucha streams, Discovered, Iquira, Given that, Saladillo and Palmarcito, to flow into the Rio Grande near Vado del Yeso.
The river is surrounded by high mountain ranges that create a steep canyon, the Ñancahuazú canyon.
The word “ñancahuazú” is a Guaraní term that means “ravine.” (ñanca) «grande» (guazu). The area is a place immemorially populated by a branch of the Guaraní culture.
The river is reached by the route that connects the cities of Santa Cruz de la Sierra with Camiri, being approximately 220 km from the first.
Ernesto Che Guevara's guerrilla camp was set up on the Ñancahuazú River in 1966 y 1967, as a result of which he was finally killed in the hamlet of La Higuera. The area has become a memory and tourist center, through the so-called “Che Route”.
FUENTE: https://es.wikipedia.org
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