Nevado Mismi 15°26.97′ S 71°52.857′ W is a mountain peak located in the Andes Mountain range within Peru. It has an elevation of 18,363 ft (5,597 meters) and is located about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Peru's capital city, Lima. Nevado Mismi has been verified as the source of the Amazon River. A stream originating on Nevado Mismi empties into Lake Lauricocha, then runs a course through other tributaries and rivers to help form the main Amazon River. Note that the geology in this article currently reflects views from the first decade of the 20th century. ... Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru. ... The name Amazon may refer to several concepts: The legendary Amazons, women renowned in antiquity for their prowess in battle. ...
The Amazon originates from a cliff at the NevadoMismi, with a sole sign of a wooden cross.
The waters from NevadoMismi flow into the Quebradas Carhuasanta and Apacheta, which flow into the Río Apurímac which is a tributary of the Ucayali which later joins the Marañón to form the Amazon proper.
Support bases were established in Cuzco, in the mountains, Ericipa on the Pacific coast and in the cordillera de Chilca at Calioma for the Amazons origin high in the mountains.
The ultimate source of the Amazon has only recently been firmly established as a stream on a 5,597 metre (18,363 ft) peak called NevadoMismi in the Peruvian Andes, roughly 160 km (100 miles) N.N.E. of Lima.
The stream from NevadoMismi flows into Lake Lauricocha and then the Apurímac River.
The Apurímac is a tributary of the Ucayali, which joins the Marañón to form the Amazon proper.
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