In Quechua language it means stone bridge. It is the name of a natural bridge borderbetween Colombia and Ecuador, over the Carchi River. It is located in the considered Navel of the World, according to the indigenous Pastos. Within the Colombian territory by river takes the name of Guáitara . Today there is parallel a modern bridge in particular, called the Rumichaca International Bridge. It is also the name of a Peruvian Region in the Sierra Central. In Peru, it is also the name of several villages in Apurimac, Huancavelica and Huánuco.
