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| Chiriaco River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Marañón |
The Chiriaco (from Quechua Chiri Yaku, chiri cold, yaku water, "cold water") [1] is a river in Peru. It is a tributary of the Marañón and takes the Tuntungos, Shushug and Wawas as principal tributaries.
In 2016, a large oil spill from Petroperú's pipeline contaminated the Chiriaco. [2] [3]
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "Peru oil spill pollutes Amazon rivers used by indigenous group". BBC News. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Wyre Davies (15 March 2016). "Indigenous community in Peru suffers after oil spill". BBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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