A river of eastern Peru flowing about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) northward to join the Marañón River and form the Amazon River.
Ucayali
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A river of eastern Peru flowing about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) northward to join the Marañón River and form the Amazon River.
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Ucayali (ūkäyä'lē), river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Apurímac and Urubamba rivers, E Peru, and flowing generally north through a mountain and jungle wilderness to the Marañón River, SW of Iquitos. It is a main headstream of the Amazon River; the headwaters of the Apurímac are the most distant from the Amazon's mouth. The Ucayali is navigable for its entire course by small craft. It is an important communications link for Iquitos.
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| Yarinachoca Phase (in archaeology) |
| Apurímac (river of southern Peru) |
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- Pucallpa (city of east-central Peru on the Ucayali River)
- Yarinachoca Phase (in archaeology)
- Apurímac (river of southern Peru)
- Marañón (river)
- Urubamba (river of Peru)
- late Tutishcainyo Phase (in archaeology)
- Pacacocha Culture (in archaeology)
- Nueva Esperanza Phase (in archaeology)
- Shakimu (in archaeology)
- Shipibo Phase (in archaeology)
- Cumancaya Phase (in archaeology)
- Cashibocaña Phase (in archaeology)
- Caimito Complex (in archaeology)
- Hupa-Iya Phase (in archaeology)
