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River Length (km) Length (miles) Outflow 1. Ucayali: 1,771 1100 Amazon 2. Marañón: 1,414 879 Amazon 3. Putumayo: 1,380 858 Amazon 4. Yavarí: 1,184 736
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Pages in category "Rivers of Peru" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 ...
The river is located in Peru; in the State of Huánuco, the Province of Puerto Inca, and the District of Honoria. The Boiling River is part of the Pachitea River's watershed; and is located in Amazon "omagua" (low) jungle. Three communities are located on the Boiling River: Mayantuyacu, Santuario Huishtín, and Shanay-timpishka Center.
Representing roughly 60% of Peru's national territory, this area includes the Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga and Ucayali Rivers. [ 18 ] Almost 60% of the country's area is located within this region, [ 19 ] (700,000 km 2 or 270,000 sq mi) giving Peru the fourth largest area of tropical forest in the world after Brazil, Congo and Indonesia .
' Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers '), also known as the VRAEM, is a geopolitical area in Peru, located in portions of the departments of Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica, and Junin. [1] [2] It is one of the major areas of coca production in Peru. [3] It is also the center of operation of the far-left terrorist group Shining Path.
Topographic map of Peru. Peru has a large amount of water resources, with 159 river basins and a per capita availability of 68,321 cubic meters (m 3) in 2006. According to FAO the long-run average annual rainfall is 1,738 millimeters (mm).
The Urubamba River or Vilcamayo River [2] (possibly from Quechua Willkamayu, for "sacred river") [3] is a river in Peru. Upstream it is called Vilcanota River (possibly from Aymara Willkanuta, for "house of the sun"). [4] Within the La Convención Province, the name changes to Urubamba. [5] A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River ...
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.