Chanchamayo River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chanchamayo River |
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Herreria Bridge across Chanchamayo
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Junín Region |
The Chanchamayo River (possibly from Quechua chanchay to walk and leap about, to walk quickly and confused, chancha chancha to walk quickly and irregularly, shancha a kind of bird, mayu river,) is a river in the Junín Region in Peru. It originates in the Huaytapallana mountain range where it is named Tulumayu. Chanchamayo flows along the town La Merced which is also called Chanchamayo. After joining Paucartambo River it is called Perené River.
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The river Chanchamayo as it flows along the town Chanchamayo or La Merced
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Kimiri Bridge across Chanchamayo, near Kimiri
See also
In Spanish: Río Chanchamayo para niños
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