Río Palpa

Río Palpa Río Putaca
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Data
location	Peru
River system	Rio Grande
Drain over	Río Grande  → Pacific Ocean
Headwaters	Western Cordillera , 20 km north of Laramate ( Lucanas Province , Ayacucho) 14 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  S , 74 ° 50 ′ 6 ″  W
Source height	approx.  4250  m
muzzle	near Palpa ( province of Palpa ) in the Río Grande Coordinates: 14 ° 33 ′ 35 "  S , 75 ° 13 ′ 21"  W 14 ° 33 ′ 35 "  S , 75 ° 13 ′ 21"  W
Mouth height	approx.  270  m
Height difference	approx. 3980 m
Bottom slope	approx. 52 ‰
length	approx. 77 km
Small towns	Palpa
Communities	Llauta

The Río Palpa (also Río Putaca ) is a left tributary of the Río Grande in the southern Pacific region of Peru, in the Ayacucho and Ica regions . The Río Palpa is a wild river. On the Rio Palpa (as well as in the valley of the Rio Nazca ) lived the Indians of the Paracas culture , who became famous for the Nazca lines they created .

River course

Río Palpa has its source in the Peruvian Western Cordillera 20 km north of Laramate. The Río Palpa flows in a predominantly south-south-west direction through the mountains. After about 77 km it flows into the Río Grande, 5 km southwest of the city of Palpa in the province of Palpa , which in turn flows into the Pacific . The Río Palpa and the Río Grande fall dry at times.