Peru's rivers
are a source of life, beauty and fun. There is a
river for everyone, Dry riverbeds which only
receive water during the El Niño phenomenon;
there are rivers that are black, ruddy, white
and cloudy; salty and bitter; navigable and
torrential; tranquil and romantic, or sweeping
like the Ucayali and the Amazon Rivers; and even
sacred rivers like the Vilcanota, which flows
through the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Many of Peru's rivers are born in the Andes.
Water trickles down from the glaciers and frigid
highland plains, swelling into streams and
rivers as it flows ever further from its source.
The water that brings life to Peru's territory
flows down to the two oceans that surround South
America. Before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean,
some rivers link up with the Amazon River, which
features the world's greatest flow-rate (over
170,000 cubic meters per second) and the
greatest diversity of fish species (over 2,000
species).
The beauty of Peru's river waters can be found
in the canyons they have carved out over the
course of centuries, in the waterfalls, in the
teeming surrounding plantlife and the variety of
fauna species that thrive in their waters.
Some of the most important rivers include:
The Colca Canyon and Valley
The Cotahuasi Canyon and Valley
The Apurímac Canyon and Valley
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