Morona

Peru has now two iron steamers of London make -- the "Morona" and "Pastassa" -- besides two smaller craft for exploring the tributaries.

The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

The officers of the "Morona" assured us that the same formation was traceable far up the Ucayali and Huallaga.

The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

We left Pebas for Tabatinga in the Peruvian steamer "Morona," Captain

The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

One of the hands on the "Morona" was Manuel Medina, a mameluco, who was employed by

The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

The "Morona," a steamer of five hundred tons, has been up to the entrance of the Pachitéa in the dry season, a distance of six hundred miles, and in the wet season ascended that branch to Mayro.

The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

The "Morona" has a tonnage of five hundred, and an engine of one hundred and fifty horse-power.

The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

One large building, and a flag-staff on a high bluff of red clay, were all that was visible of San Antonio; but the "Morona" brought down a gang of Indians (impressed, no doubt) to build a fort for twenty guns.

The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

We preferred, however, to accept the hospitalities of the "Morona" till the arrival of the Brazilian steamer.

The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

Many important Amazon rivers including the Morona, Pastaza, Tigre, and Curaray in Ecuador and Peru, and the headwaters of the Caquetá and Putumayo in Colombia bisect the region.

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We must take her down to the point where the Sicuanga meets the Morona, give her what food and stores we could, and leave her to continue on her journey home.

Head Hunters of the Amazon: Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure 1923