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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of eastern Peru flowing about 1,610 km (1,000 mi) northward to join the Marañón River and form the Amazon River.
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Ucayali, which is formed by the junction of the Paro and the
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Now ensued a month of comparative uneventfulness, during which the two dauntless young Englishmen forced their way up that great river which, where it falls into the Amazon, is named the Maranon, while in its higher reaches it is called the Ucayali, and higher still, the
Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess Harry Collingwood 1886
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Those who make the river rise in Bolivia, and descend form the mountains of Titicaca, have to prove that the true Amazon is the Ucayali, which is formed by the junction of the Paro and the Apurimac -- an assertion which is now generally rejected.
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon Jules Verne 1866
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Not far above Iquitos, the Amazon splits into two major branches, Rio Marañón to the north and Rio Ucayali to the south.
Take Me to the River Andrew McCarthy 2011
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"There have been no damages reported, either to structures or to people," said Javier Urrelo, head of the government's civil defense agency in the Ucayali region, where Pucallpa is located.
Strong 7.0-magnitude quake shakes Peruvian Amazon Reuters 2011
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"There have been no damages reported, either to structures or to people," said Javier Urrelo, head of the government's civil defense agency in the Ucayali region, where Pucallpa is located.
Strong 7.0-magnitude quake shakes Peruvian Amazon Reuters 2011
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Finally, somewhere along the Ucayali River in Peru, Allen found a curandero drug doctor who agreed to preside over his preparation and ingestion of yage.
The Typewriter Is Holy Bill Morgan 2010
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Finally, somewhere along the Ucayali River in Peru, Allen found a curandero drug doctor who agreed to preside over his preparation and ingestion of yage.
The Typewriter Is Holy Bill Morgan 2010
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In any case, what is certain is that the government sent the armed forces to evict a peaceful protest that had been going on for 57 days in the jungle regions of five departments: Amazonas, Cusco, Loreto, San Martin, and Ucayali.
Massacre in the Amazon: Agreement Sparks a Battle Over Land and Resources 2009
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A large portion of the region centers around the extensive seasonally flooded plain in northeastern Peru at the confluence of the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers that join to form the Amazon.
Iquitos varzea 2008
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