Yanamayo (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''yana'' black, ''mayu'' river, "black river") is a river in the

Ancash Region Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

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. It flows along the border between the provinces

Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald López (6 July 1862 – 9 July 1897) was a Peruvian rubber baron. He was born in San Luis, Ancash. Rubber baron Fitzcarrald was the eldest son of an Irish-American sailor who later became a trader and married a Peruv ...

and Mariscal Luzuriaga and empties into the

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as a left tributary. The confluence is on the border of the districts Eleazar Guzman Barron, San Nicolás and Canchabamba.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province (Ancash Region) showing "Río Yanamayo"

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Rivers of Peru Rivers of Ancash Region {{Peru-river-stub

See also

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