Osmore River

Osmore River system flows northeast to southwest in the Moquegua Region of southern coastal . The river has its origin in the snow peaks of the Chuqi Ananta and Arundane mountains, at an elevation of 5,100 metres above sea level.
Photo: Fidelmoquegua, Public domain.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Peru
  • Also known as: “Ilo mayu”, “Ilu mayu”, “Osmore mayu”, “Rio de Osmore”, “Río de Osmore”, “Rio Ilo”, “Río Ilo”, “Rio Moquegua”, “Rio Osmore”, “Tumilaca”, and “Usmuri mayu”

Osmore River

Latitude
-17.5542° or 17° 33′ 15″ south
Longitude
-71.19043° or 71° 11′ 26″ west
Elevation
252 metres (827 feet)
Open location code
57JCCRW5+8R
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Osmore River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Río Moquegua”
  • Chinese: “奧斯莫雷河”
  • German: “Río Moquegua”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Osmore”
  • Japanese: “オズモレ川”
  • Quechua: “Muqiwa mayu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Moquegua (rijeka)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Moquegua”
  • Spanish: “Río Osmore”
  • Welsh: “Afon Osmore”

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Places to explore: Boca de la Quebrada and Salinas.

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Highlights: Cerro Cuchillas and Pampa del Palo.

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