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Ucayali River



Ucayali River, chief headstream of the Amazon, in northern Peru. Formed by the junction of the Urubamba and Apurímac rivers in central Peru, it flows 1,000 mi (1,600 km) north to the Marañón River southwest of Iquitos.



See also: Amazon River.

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