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Yanamayo
River in Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia, see Yana Mayu (Potosí).
Yanamayo (possibly from Quechua yana black, mayu river,[1] "black river") is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru. It flows along the border between the provinces Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald and Mariscal Luzuriaga and empties into the Marañón River as a left tributary. The confluence is on the border of the districts Eleazar Guzman Barron, San Nicolás and Canchabamba.[2]
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Yanamayo | |
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![]() Suspension bridge of Pucayacu across the river Yanamayo which connects the districts Llama and Yauya | |
Etymology | Quechua |
Location | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash Region, Huánuco Region |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Marañón River |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Pomapampa, Pampachara |
• right | Tinkuq, San Nicolás |
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