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...
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Huánuco region, where it inhabits the Río Aquas, the Río Amarillae, a tributary of the Río Pachitea, and the Río Ucayali river system. The species was first...
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tributary of the Upper Amazon, a few miles from the confluence of the Río Ucayali. Established by Manuel Pacaya–Samiria, a leader of the Kokama people...
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Apurímac River (redirect from Río Apurímac)
becomes the Ucayali, which is the main headstream of the Amazon. Sometimes the complete river from its source to its junction with the Ucayali, including...
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from Peru. The zebra oto was described in 2004 from a tributary of the Río Ucayali in Peru. Its closest relatives appear to be O. huaorani, O. bororo, O...
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Amazon River (redirect from Rio amazonas)
The Amazon River (UK: /ˈæməzən/, US: /ˈæməzɒn/; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume...
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Purus River (redirect from Rio Purus)
The Purus River (Portuguese: Rio Purus; Spanish: Río Purús) is a tributary of the Amazon River in South America. Its drainage basin is 371,042 km2 (143...
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tropics. Hypoptopoma bianale is native to South America, Rio Solimòes in Brazil and Río Ucayali in Peru. Hypoptopoma bianale is harmless to humans. Froese...
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Tambo River (Peru) (redirect from Río Tambo)
merging with the Urubamba River at the town of Atalaya, it becomes the Ucayali River. The Tambo is part of the headwaters of the Amazon River whose origin...
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Juruá River (redirect from Río Juruá)
The Juruá River (Portuguese: Rio Juruá [ʒuɾuˈa]; Spanish: Río Yuruá) is a southern affluent river of the Amazon River west of the Purus River, sharing...
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