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3,800 m 3 /s (130,000 cu ft/s) The Huallaga River is a tributary of the Marañón River, part of the Amazon Basin. Old names for this river include Guallaga and Rio de los Motilones. The Huallaga is born on the slopes of the Andes in central Peru and joins the Marañón before the latter reaches the Ucayali River to form the Amazon.
The Huallaga carves a valley between the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Azul and emerges into the Amazon River basin to join the Marañón River downstream from Lagunas. The Huallaga is estimated to be 700 miles (1,100 km) long but is mostly unnavigable. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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The Huallaga River is one of the most important rivers in the region. It forms, together with its tributaries a hydrographical system which drains all of the region's territory. The Pongo de Aguirre is an important canyon formed by the Huallaga going through the Andean hills. History
Nov 7, 2023 · The Huallaga River is 1,138 kilometres long, with a hydrographic basin of 95,000 km2. It is located in the centre of Peru, crossing the regions of Pasco and Huánico. The Huallaga River has its source in the Taulicocha Lagoon, in the upper part of the Cerro de Pasco, and is formed by the confluence of the Ticlayan, Pucurtuay and Pariamarca Rivers.
Huánuco, city, central Peru. It is located on the bank of the Huallaga River in a cool, dry intermontane basin. In 1539 the Spaniard Gómez Alvarado founded the town of León de Los Caballeros de Huánuco (“Lion of the Gentlemen of Huánuco”) on the site of the Inca regional centre now known as Huánuco
Tingo María, city, central Peru.The city lies at an elevation of 2,133 feet (650 metres) on the right bank of the Huallaga River.It is located at the head of navigation of the river’s middle course in an intermediate geographic zone known as a ceja de selva (“eyebrow of the jungle”), part of the Selva Alta (“High Forest”) of Peru’s eastern piedmont, leading down from the Andes to ...
