Huancabamba River
The Huancabamba River in the Pasco Region of Peru has its origin in the confluence of several small rivers near the town of Oxapampa: the Chontabamba, the Llamaquizú, and the Esperanza rivers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Heiner Amado Cadillo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Oxapampa Province, Peru
- Also known as: “Rio Huancabamba” and “Río Huancabamba”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pozuzo.
Pozuzo
Town
Pozuzo is a village and district in the Oxapampa Province and Pasco Region of Peru. The village, at an elevation of 739 metres, is situated near the left bank of the Huancabamba River which is renamed the Pozuzo River after it passes by the village. Pozuzo is situated 3½ km southwest of Huancabamba River.
Huancabamba River
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Peru, South America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Huancabamba River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Río Huancabamba”
- Chinese: “宛卡班巴河”
- Czech: “Huancabamba”
- French: “Huancabamba”
- French: “Río Huancabamba”
- French: “Río Pozuzo”
- German: “Río Huancabamba”
- Irish: “Abhainn Huancabamba”
- Quechua: “Wankapampa mayu”
- Spanish: “Río Huancabamba”
- Swedish: “Huancabamba”
- Venetian: “Fiume Huancabamba”
- Welsh: “Afon Huancabamba”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Huancabamba River”. Photo: Heiner Amado Cadillo, CC BY-SA 3.0.