South America
Peru
Loreto

Pongo de Manseriche

The Pongo de Manseriche is a gorge in northwest . The runs through this gorge before it reaches the Amazon Basin. The Pongo de Manseriche is 3 miles long, located at 4° 27′ 30″ south latitude and 77° 34′ 51″ west longitude, just below the mouth of the Río Santiago, and between it and the old missionary station of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction with an elevation of 269 metres
  • Description: feature of the Marañón River, Peru
  • Also known as: “Manserriche” and “Pongo de Manserriche”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borja.

Village
is a settlement in the Datem del Marañón Province of the Loreto Region of . The hamlet is located on the banks of the at an elevation of 165 m. is situated 3½ km east of Pongo de Manseriche.

Pongo de Manseriche

Latitude
-4.46152° or 4° 27′ 42″ south
Longitude
-77.57819° or 77° 34′ 42″ west
Elevation
269 metres (883 feet)
Open location code
6774GCQC+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 275282534
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3694975
Wiki­data ID
Q3113747
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Pongo de Manseriche” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Pongo de Manseriche”
  • Esperanto: “Pongo de Manseriche”
  • French: “Pongo de Manseriche”
  • German: “Engpass von Manseriche”
  • Italian: “Pongo de Manseriche”
  • Japanese: “マンセリチェ峡谷”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pongo de Manseriche”
  • Norwegian: “Pongo de Manseriche”
  • Quechua: “Manseriche punku”
  • Quechua: “Mansirichi punku”
  • Quechua: “Pongo de Manseriche”
  • Spanish: “Pongo de Manseriche”
  • Turkish: “Pongo de Manseriche”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cueva del Pongo de Manseriche and Borja - saramiriza.

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