Río Lauricocha
| Río Lauricocha | ||
 Río Lauricocha |
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 Peru
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| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Source lake | Laguna Caballococha 10 ° 26 ′ 46 ″ S , 76 ° 44 ′ 26 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 4630 m | |
| Association with |
Río Nupe to Río Marañón Coordinates: 9 ° 59 ′ 16 ″ S , 76 ° 40 ′ 59 ″ W 9 ° 59 ′ 16 ″ S , 76 ° 40 ′ 59 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 3310 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1320 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 85 km | |
| Flowing lakes | Laguna Lauricocha | |
| Small towns | Cauri , Jesús | |
| Communities | Jivia | |
 Confluence of the Río Lauricocha (back) and Río Nupe (right) to the Río Marañón (left) |
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The Río Lauricocha is an approximately 85 km long river in the Peruvian Andes and the right source river of the Rio Marañón .
It was recognized as the Amazonian upland until the Apurímac source was discovered in 1975 .
The Río Lauricocha rises in the Cordillere Raura at the 5500 m high Torre de Cristal ("crystal tower ") and flows through the lakes Caballococha , Tinquicocha , Chuspi , Patarcocha and Lauricocha . It flows mainly in a northerly direction, passes the city of Jesús and joins north of Jivia with the Río Nupe to form the Río Marañón, the water-rich source river of the Amazon .
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