Utcubamba (river), the Glossary
Utcubamba (hispanicized spelling) or Utkhupampa (Quechua utkhu cotton, pampa a large plain, "cotton plain") is a river in the Amazonas Region of Peru, located at.[1]
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15 relations: Amazonas (Peruvian department), Cajaruro District, Chachapoya culture, Copallín District, Cotton, La Florida District, La Peca, Lámud, Marañón River, Peru, Pre-Columbian era, Quechuan languages, River, Shipasbamba District, Yambrasbamba District.
- Rivers of Amazonas Region
Amazonas (Peruvian department)
Amazonas is a department and region in northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca on the west, La Libertad on the south, and Loreto and San Martín on the east.
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Cajaruro District
Cajaruro District is one of seven districts of the province Utcubamba in Peru. Utcubamba (river) and Cajaruro District are Amazonas Region geography stubs.
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Chachapoya culture
The Chachapoyas, also called the "Warriors of the Clouds", was a culture of the Andes living in the cloud forests of the southern part of the Department of Amazonas of present-day Peru.
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Copallín District
Copallín is a district of the province of Bagua, Peru, located along the Amazon River.
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Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.
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La Florida District
La Florida District is one of thirteen districts of the province San Miguel in Peru.
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La Peca
La Peca is a place in La Peca District in the Bagua Province, Amazonas Region, Peru. Utcubamba (river) and La Peca are Amazonas Region geography stubs.
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Lámud
Lámud is a town in northern Peru, capital of Luya Province in Amazonas Region. Utcubamba (river) and Lámud are Amazonas Region geography stubs.
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Marañón River
The Marañón River (Río Marañón) is the principal or mainstem source of the Amazon River, arising about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, and flowing northwest across plateaus 3,650 m (12,000 feet) high, it runs through a deeply eroded Andean valley, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5° 36′ southern latitude; from where it makes a great bend to the northeast, and cuts through the jungle Ande in its midcourse, until at the Pongo de Manseriche it flows into the flat Amazon basin. Utcubamba (river) and Marañón River are rivers of Peru.
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Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.
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Pre-Columbian era
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era, spans from the original peopling of the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic to European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492.
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Quechuan languages
Quechua, also called Runasimi ('people's language') in Southern Quechua, is an indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread to other countries of the Andes.
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River
A river is a natural flowing freshwater stream, flowing on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
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Shipasbamba District
Shipasbamba is a district in Bongará Province, Peru. Utcubamba (river) and Shipasbamba District are Amazonas Region geography stubs.
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Yambrasbamba District
Yambrasbamba is a district of Bongará Province in Peru. Utcubamba (river) and Yambrasbamba District are Amazonas Region geography stubs.
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See also
Rivers of Amazonas Region
- Cenepa River
- Chinchipe River
- Chiriaco River
- Mayo River (Peru)
- Nieva River
- Quebrada Magunchal River
- San Antonio River (Peru)
- Utcubamba (river)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utcubamba_(river)
Also known as Canyon of Utcubamba, Rio Utcubamba, Utcubamba River, Utcubamba Valley, Valle del Utcubamba.