The Perené River () is a
Peru
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vian
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
on the eastern slopes of the
South America
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n
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
.
It is formed at the confluence of the
Chanchamayo and
Paucartambo Rivers, above the community of
Perené, actually two pueblos of Santa Ana and Pampa Silva divided by the river, at above sea level.
The river flows in a south-easterly direction. The Perené joins the
Ene River
The Ene River (; ) is a Peruvian river on the eastern slopes of the Andes. It is a headwater of the Amazon River.
Geography Headwaters
The Ene is formed at at the confluence of the Mantaro River and the Apurímac River, circa 400 m above ...
, below the community of
Puerto Ocopa, at above sea level, and is called the
Tambo River from then on.
Rivers of Peru
Tributaries of the Ucayali River
Rivers of the Department of Junín
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