Tambo River

The Tambo River is a river on the eastern slopes of the . The name only refers to a relatively short section of the waterbody; about 159 km long.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: left headwater of the Ucayali River in Peru
  • Also known as: “reka Tambo” and “Tambo mayu”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lieutenant General Gerardo Pérez Pinedo Airport.

Aerodrome
… is situated 3 km southwest of Tambo River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atalaya.

is a town in the Ucayali Region of .

Tambo River

Latitude
-10.70245° or 10° 42′ 9″ south
Longitude
-73.75432° or 73° 45′ 16″ west
Elevation
207 metres (679 feet)
Open location code
57X876XW+27
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Tambo River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Tambo”
  • Catalan: “Tambo”
  • Cebuano: “Río Tambo”
  • Chinese: “坦博河”
  • Croatian: “Tambo”
  • Czech: “Tambo”
  • Dutch: “Tambo”
  • Esperanto: “Tambo”
  • French: “río Tambo”
  • French: “Río Tambo”
  • German: “Río Tambo”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Tambo”
  • Japanese: “タンボ川”
  • Latvian: “Tambo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tambo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elva Tambo”
  • Norwegian: “Tambo”
  • Persian: “رود تامبو”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Tambo”
  • Quechua: “Tampu mayu”
  • Serbian: “Tambo”
  • Serbian: “Тамбо”
  • Slovenian: “Tambo”
  • Spanish: “Río Tambo”
  • Swedish: “Tambo”
  • Swedish: “Tambofloden”
  • Turkish: “Tambo Nehri”
  • Uzbek: “Tambo daryosi (Peru)”
  • Uzbek: “Tambo daryosi”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Tambo”
  • Welsh: “Afon Tambo”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹامبو دریا”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Angela Arellano and San Antonio.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Urubamba River and Cerro Azúl.

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Worth a closer look: Lima and Machu Picchu.

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