Chiriaco River
The Chiriaco is a river in Peru. It is a tributary of the Marañón and takes the Tuntungos, Shushug and Wawas as principal tributaries. In 2016, a large oil spill from Petroperú's pipeline contaminated the Chiriaco.- River (intermittent)
- Description: tributary of the Marañón River in Peru
- Also known as“Cuchunga”“Imaza”“Río Chiriaco”“Río Chiriaco Chuchunga”“Río Chuchungas”“Río Imaza”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazareth.
Chiriaco River
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-5.1447° or 5° 8′ 41″ south
Longitude
-78.32835° or 78° 19′ 42″ west
Open location code
6763VM4C+4M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
OpenStreetMap feature
water = river
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent = yes
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Chiriaco River” goes by many names.
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