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Bookmark or Share- Department of Ucayali - WikipediaUcayali (Spanish pronunciation: [ukaˈʝali]) is an inland department and region of Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. Its capital is the city of Pucallpa. It is the second largest department in Peru, after Loreto, and it is slightly larger than South Korea. [1]
- Ucayali River - WikipediaThe 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 Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes the Amazon at the confluence of the Marañón close to Nauta city. The city of Pucallpa is located on the banks of the Ucayali.
- Ucayali | AMAZON WATERS - AGUAS AMAZÓNICASThe Ucayali River is generally considered to be the main headwater tributary of the Amazon River. The Ucayali is approximately 2,700 km long and its headwaters are approximately 6,400–6,800 km from the mouth of the Amazon River.
- Ucayali River | Map, Apurímac, Amazon, Maranon, & Urubamba - BritannicaUcayali River, headwater of the Amazon, formed by the junction of the Apurímac and Urubamba rivers in east-central Peru. The Ucayali meanders northward from this junction for about 910 miles (1,465 km) through a densely forested floodplain east of the Andes to its junction with the Marañón River, 55 miles (90 km) south-southwest of Iquitos.
- Ucayali - The Only Peru GuideLocated on the border with Brazil, this eastern region of Peru is almost entirely covered by Amazon Jungle. The Ucayali region of Peru is remote and largely inaccessible, and until 1945 the capital city – Pucallapa was only accessible by air or river.
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