Osmore River
Osmore River system flows northeast to southwest in the Moquegua Region of southern coastal Peru. 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
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Moquegua Department, Peru, South America
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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
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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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