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The Urubamba River in Peru, a partially navigable headwater of the River Amazon, rises in the Andes to the south-east of Cuzco near the Puno region border (where it is called the Vilcanota) and flows north-north-west for 724 Kilometers before coalescing with the Apurimac River to form the Ucayali River. Length 6,296 km Elevation of the source 5,597 m Average discharge 219,000 m³/s Area watershed 6,915,000 km² Origin Nevado Mismi Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Brazil (62. ... Note that the geology in this article currently reflects views from the first decade of the 20th century. ... The Church of La Compañía on the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru in the Huatanay Valley (Sacred Valley), of the Andes mountain range. ... Puno is a department in Peru. ... The Ucayali, which rises about 70 miles north of Lake Titicaca, is the most interesting branch of the Amazon River next to the Madeira. ...


The Urubamba valley features a high population (including the city of Cuzco and the small town of Urubamba) and extensive irrigation works. The Church of La Compañía on the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru in the Huatanay Valley (Sacred Valley), of the Andes mountain range. ...


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The Urubamba River is a river in Peru.
A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River, it rises in the Andes to the south-east of Cuzco near the Puno Region border (where it is called the Vilcanota) and flows north-north-west for 724 kilometers before coalescing with the lower Apurímac River to form the Ucayali River.
The Lower Urubamba is relatively undeveloped and features a significant indigenous population consisting of the Campa tribes, principally the Machiguenga (Matsigenka) and Ashaninka.
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