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This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015.
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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]
Fifty-seven small rivers along the 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) long desert coastline of Peru empty into the Pacific Ocean. [25] The river valleys were cultivated by their pre-Columbian inhabitants by using irrigation, but most of the valleys had more dependable and greater surface water availability than the often-dry rivers of the Nazca region.
Peru has organised many costly and ably-conducted expeditions to explore it. One of them (1867) claimed to have reached within 380 km (240 mi) of Lima , and the little steamer "Napo" found its way up the violent currents for 124 km (77 mi) above the junction with the Pachitea River , and as far as the Tambo River, 1,240 km (770 mi) from the ...
Sama River is a river on the Pacific slope, located on the southern coast of Peru, in the department of Tacna.It is born in the Cotanvilque lagoon located in the Andean peaks south of the western mountain range of the Peruvian Andes in the province of Tarata, between the Contanvilque and Cauchina hills, [1] and runs from east to west crossing the coastal desert of Peru to its mouth in the Mar ...
The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area.It belongs to the Pacific Slope, into which it flows after bathing the cities of Lima and Callao, together with the Chillón River, to the north, and the Lurín River, to the south.