Carhuasanta River
The Carhuasanta is a small river located in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It is known as the headwaters of the Amazon River. The brook is fed by the winter snows of Nevado Mismi, some 6,400 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Brazil
- Also known as: “Carhuasanta” and “Quebrada Carhuasanta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Teclla.
Teclla
Peak
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Teclla is a 5,360-metre-high mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District. Teclla lies northwest of Mismi and Quehuisha. Teclla is situated 4 km west of Carhuasanta River.
Carhuasanta River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Carhuasanta River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Carhuasanta River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Quebrada Carhuasanta”
- Dutch: “Carhuasanta”
- Esperanto: “Carhuasanta”
- Irish: “Carhuasanta”
- Lithuanian: “Karhuasanta”
- Portuguese: “Carhuasanta”
- Portuguese: “Quebrada Carhuasanta”
- Spanish: “Quebrada Carhuasanta”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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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 “Carhuasanta River”. Photo: Ivan Mlinaric, CC BY-SA 3.0.