The Palcazu River is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
Peru
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. It originates at the confluence of the Bocaz and Cacazú rivers which are born in the mountains of the mountain range of
San Carlos. It flows to Pachitea River.
The Palcazu has a length of 182 km, draining an area of 3337 km² and a flow of 2892.5 m³/s. It belongs to the rivers of longitudinal type, that is to say that passes parallel to the structure of the rocks. Its breadth reaches a maximum of 300 m.
The Palcazu valley is occupied by native people called the
Amuesha Indians.
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', Taunton Press. p. 113. .
References
Rivers of Peru
Rivers of Pasco Region
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