Chiriaco River

Chiriaco River
Chiriaco River
Location
Country	Peru
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Marañón

The Chiriaco (from Quechua Chiri Yaku, chiri cold, yaku water, "cold water")^[1] is a river in Peru. It is a tributary of the Marañón and takes Tuntungos, Shushug and Wawas as principal tributaries.

In 2016, a large oil spill from Petroperú's pipeline contaminated Chiriaco.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
^ "Peru oil spill pollutes Amazon rivers used by indigenous group". BBC News. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ Wyre Davies (15 March 2016). "Indigenous community in Peru suffers after oil spill". BBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

5°08′45″S 78°19′47″W / 5.1458°S 78.3297°W / -5.1458; -78.3297

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[laime-1] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.

[2] "Peru oil spill pollutes Amazon rivers used by indigenous group". BBC News. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[3] Wyre Davies (15 March 2016). "Indigenous community in Peru suffers after oil spill". BBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2020.