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Ucayali (Spanish pronunciation:) is an inland department and region of Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. Its capital is the city of Pucallpa. It is the second largest department in Peru, after Loreto, and it is slightly larger than South Korea. [1]
The Ucayali River (Spanish: Río Ucayali, IPA: [ˈri.o wkaˈʝali]) is the main headstream of the Amazon River. It rises about 110 km (68 mi) north of Lake Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes the Amazon at the confluence of the Marañón close to Nauta city. The city of Pucallpa is located on the banks of the Ucayali.
English: Locator map of Ucayali Department in Peru. Español: Mapa de ubicación del Departamento de Ucayali en el Perú. Date: 4 February 2010, 20:29 (UTC) Source:
Pucallpa is an important river port that, through the Ucayali River, communicates with the other large city of the Peruvian Amazon, Iquitos, and with Leticia, a Colombian city located on the tripartite border between Peru, Colombia and Brazil. River transportation has been considered prior to highway construction.
Atalaya is a town in the Ucayali Region of Peru. It is the capital of the Atalaya Province and the Raymondi District. It is located where the Tambo and Urubamba Rivers converge to form the Ucayali River. It is served by the Tnte. Gral. Gerardo Pérez Pinedo Airport.
Alto Purús National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Alto Purús) is a national park in the Amazon rainforest of Peru, established in 2004. [2] It covers an area of 2,510,694.41 ha (9,693.85 sq mi) in the provinces of Purús ( Ucayali ), Tahuamanu and Tambopata (both in Madre de Dios ).
Ucayali is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region of Peru. It was created on October 13, 1900, by president Eduardo López de Romaña . Its territory is mostly flat except for the Ganso Azul mountain range in its eastern part.
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2] Puerto Esperanza Airport ( ICAO : SPEP ) is an airport serving the town of Esperanza in the Ucayali Region of Peru . The town is on the Purus River .