Curaray River | |
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Location | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | Andes |
Mouth | Napo River |
• coordinates | 2°21′39″S 74°5′29″W / 2.36083°S 74.09139°W |
Length | 800 km (500 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 26,775 km2 (10,338 sq mi)[3] 26,704.7 km2 (10,310.7 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Curaray, Maynas, Loreto Region, Peru (near mouth) |
• average | 2,044.372 m3/s (72,196.3 cu ft/s)[2] 2,155 m3/s (76,100 cu ft/s)[3] |
The Curaray River (also called the Ewenguno River or Rio Curaray) is a river in eastern Ecuador and Peru. It is a tributary of the Napo River, which is part of the Amazon basin. The land along the river is home to several indigenous people groups, including the Kichwa and Huaorani. The river itself is home to caimans and piranhas.