Tambo River (Peru)

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/tambo-river-peru

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1. How long is the Tambo River (Peru)?Approximately 159 kilometers (99 miles)
2. What is the location?Eastern slopes of the Andes, Peru
3. What is the formed by?Confluence of the Ene and Perené Rivers at Puerto Prado
4. What is the Tambo River?The Tambo River is a river in Peru that starts where the Ene and Perené Rivers meet. It is part of the Amazon River system.
5. Where does the Tambo River flow and where does it join another river?It flows east for about 70 kilometers, then turns north. Near the town of Atalaya it joins the Urubamba River to form the Ucayali River.

Confluence: The junction where two or more rivers or streams meet and flow together.
Headwaters: The source streams and smaller rivers that form the beginning of a larger river system.
Quechua: A family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in the Andes region of South America, historically significant in the Inca Empire.
Geomorphology: The study of the origin and evolution of terrestrial and extraterrestrial landforms.