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  Urubamba River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Urubamba River is a river in Peru.
A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River, it rises in the Andes to the south-east of Cuzco near the Puno Region border (where it is called the Vilcanota) and flows north-north-west for 724 kilometers before coalescing with the lower Apurímac River to form the Ucayali River.
The Lower Urubamba is relatively undeveloped and features a significant indigenous population consisting of the Campa tribes, principally the Machiguenga (Matsigenka) and Ashaninka.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urubamba_River   (184 words)

  
 Urubamba - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Urubamba, river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Andes Mts., S Peru, and flowing generally north to join the Apurímac River to form the Ucayali.
The Urubamba is extensively used for irrigation, and its valley is heavily populated; Cuzco, Peru, is located there.
On the road to Cuzco, near Pisac, in the Valle Sagrado of the Urubamba river.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-urubamba.html   (263 words)

  
 Urubamba - Sacred Valley of the Incas - Cusco Peru
Urubamba - Sacred Valley of the Incas - Cusco Peru
Urubamba was one of the main agricultural centers of the Empire.
Politically, Urubamba was created by a government decree on June 21, 1,825 and on November 1,839, it was decided that the Village of Urubamba be upgraded to " The worthy city of Urubamba" when Agustin Gamarra was president.
www.cuscoperu.info /english/sacredvalley/valle020.shtml   (325 words)

  
 Learn Spanish in Urubamba, Sacred Valley , Peru
Location: the town of Urubamba, situated 57Km from the city of Cuzco, extends along the sides of the Southern Mountain Range, in a narrow valley through which runs the Vilcanota river, called Wilka Mayu or Sacred river, making up the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
From Urubamba you can leave once again down river, towards an interesting tourist route that features the house caves of Pichingoto, the circular terraces of Moray and the salt mines of Maras.
Urubamba is a small, quiet city, far from the yourist trail, with its picturesque valleys and colourful, traditional markets.
www.donquijote.org /english/la/peru.urubamba.asp   (314 words)

  
 Spatial Hydrology of the Urubamba River System in Peru
Thus, in a nutshell, all the land to the West of the Andes drains to the Pacific Ocean, that to the East of the Andes drains to the Amazon river, and that of the Southern part of the Peruvian Andes drains to Lake Titicaca.
The rivers of the Urubamba river basin were selected from a large set of rivers contained in the Digital Chart of the World, as shown in the following figure in which the Urubamba River and main tributaries are in dark blue, and the rivers of the study area are in light blue.
The streams and watersheds, of the Urubamba River basin, delineated with this methodology are shown in the figure.
www.ce.utexas.edu /prof/maidment/CE397/urubamba/peru.htm   (3799 words)

  
 Peru Travel Guide by iLatinTravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Amazonas River; its bed is narrow and deep, forming one of the deepest depressions in America, with enormous cliffs.
The highway that leaves from the city of Cusco to the Apurímac River is not in good conditions, but the emotion and high adventure dose justify this sacrifice.
In the waters of the Vilcanota River, in the "Valle Sagrado de los Incas" (Sacred Valley of the Incas), you will be able to fish exquisite salmon and rainbow trout, especially among the months of April to October.
www.ilatintravel.com /webapp/ilatintravel/articulo.jsp?cod=19988123   (704 words)

  
 Peru Rafting - One and Two Days
The waters that flows down from the Andes form the mighty rivers of Peru and Chile, an authentic and irresistible challenge for lovers of rafting and kayaking, is an experience that will put you on the edge of risk and danger.
We also have other rivers for rafting in Peru, such as the Urubamba river, that is good for kayaking as well, with class III and IV rapids and that is near Cusco the ancient capital of the Inca Empire.
We own a very nice River Camp called Casa Cusi, with facilities such as hot showers, sauna, fire place and an ecological environment, at the shores of the Upper Urubamba river.
www.mayuc.com /urubamba.html   (669 words)

  
 Rafting in Cusco
What we suggest is to do the rafting in Urubamba river, at least you don't have to walk on this one.
The river is smooth in the beginning, giving you the chance to practice the commands when the guide tells you, but don't worry, the bumps will come soon.
In the Urubamba river, the rapids are class II up to III+ and IV when the river is high after the rainy season.
www.indiana-expedition.com /English/Places/Cusco_rafting.htm   (477 words)

  
 Peru Rafting from Cusco, Arequipa and Puno.
Urubamba river rafting, only a short distance from Cusco, or Urubamba in the Sacred Valley is only a day trip away.
One of the deepest canyons in the world, many portions of the Colca river is only accessible by raft or kayak.
A challenging river for experienced rafters, takes a day of bus travel to the Colca Canyon and one day of trekking to the put-in to achieve 6 days of thrilling rafting.
www.lostworldadventures.com /activities/rafting/perurafting.htm   (344 words)

  
 Rumbos Online: Routes and Tips: Urubamba, a river of adventure
Distances: Cusco to Pisac is 32 km; Pisac to Calca, 18 km; Calca to Urubamba, 28 km; and Urubamba to Ollantaytambo, 19 km.
River running, for instance, is one of the more popular pastimes.
Both the Vilcanota and Urubamba rivers are excellent for the sport, with rapids that will thrill the beginner and even give experienced rafters pause.
www.rumbosonline.com /articles/8-64-hojasurubamba.htm   (361 words)

  
 Pisaq, Piscac, Ollantaytambo, Urubamba, Quillabamba Cusco
The remains of the political, administrative and religious structures are distributed on the slopes and peaks of the mountains on the right border of the Urubamba river.
The urban section is crossed by the Patacancha river, a tributary of the Urubamba.
In the southern border is the Urubamba river which had a hanging bridge next to the actual iron bridge.
www.cusco.net /articulos/pisaqollanta.htm   (1101 words)

  
 The Camisea chronicles : ICT [2006/12/18]
But residents of the nearby town of Quillabamba, who have traveled extensively in the lower Urubamba region, say cans of tuna are a luxury for many Machiguenga and Yine families, who now depend on whatever they can afford to buy from the sparse stock of the traveling merchants or tiny stores in the area.
Though the state and Pluspetrol have begun some livestock and agricultural projects in the region, the 8,000 people who live along the river are still waiting for the fish farms.
For many inhabitants of the gas-rich Urubamba River region, if the fish are beginning to swim the river again, it's not happening fast enough.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096414195   (1045 words)

  
 Rumbos Online: Urubamba: The sacred valley of the Incas
At dawn, a hazy mist covers the route from Cuzco to the Sacred Valley and soon Cuzco, with all its vestiges of Inca antiquity and colonial grandeur, is lost from sight.
Farther along the right bank of the Sacred River is Urubamba, also known as the Pearl of the Vilcanota, owing to the beauty of its countryside.
Although it is at times boxed in, roaring and lashing out in fury at being confined, the river mostly flows placidly through open country, turning the land every imaginable shade of green and providing life-giving sustenance for the largest and sweetest maize in Peru.
www.rumbosonline.com /articles/8-48-unknownurubamba.htm   (1700 words)

  
 Apurimac River Rafting, peru river rafting, rafting cusco peru, whitewater peru
Apurimac River Rafting, peru river rafting, rafting cusco peru, whitewater peru
The Apurimac River is considered one of the best rivers for rafting in the world.
The Apurimac River creates more than 160 rapids that goes from class II up to class V. We invite you to become one of the persons to have a life time experience in the Apurimac River.
www.riverexplorers.com   (222 words)

  
 The Great Unknown, The Great Explorers
The western is the Kitamayo river gorge; to the right, is the Chongo river valley where the road accends.
Urubamba is a pleasant town located at the junction of valley road and Chinchero road, 4 km beyond the village of Yucay.
The town of Urubamba is a convenient base from which to explore the Inca's Sacred Valley.
www.phfawcettsweb.org /urubam.htm   (5122 words)

  
 A relaxing and great exercising one day bike trip.
The Urubamba River runs from the high Andean ranges down through the Sacred Valley of the Incas, past Machupicchu and into the jungle.
It has some exciting white water depending on the section of the river being done and the time of the year.
Transportation from Cusco to the put-in at the River
www.theinkaadventure.com /English/RaftingPack1.asp   (326 words)

  
 Peru Rafting - Adventure Whitewater
This Peruvian river for rafting is born on the summits of the glaciar Misti only 100 km from the Pacific Ocean and cuts across the Andes of the South American Continent flowing directly into the Amazon river making it the longest river in the world.
The Tambopata jungle river rafting is an authentic expedition into deep pristine rain forest, with closed encounters with wildlife and good class III plus rapids.
On this river rafting or kayaking expedition you will not see any other human being for a few days, except the ones in the group.
www.perurafting.com   (367 words)

  
 CD Baby: SANDBOX TRIO: Urubamba
The disc, dubbed after an Amazonian river, is a lyric-less navigation through primitive sound woven into gloriously complicated paths, producing a meditative confab of musical experiment.
Urubamba is the title of their latest release and it's also the name of an Amazonian river.
They took the river as a catalyzer of their inspirations and around this theme they recorded thirteen movements which form a sort of voyage.
cdbaby.com /sandboxtrio   (1053 words)

  
 Adventure Expedition to Pongo de Mainique Peru. Contents Page. Expedition Photography.
The angry waters of the Urubamba River, birthed from the snowcapped peaks of the Andes, charged head-on to a portal just 50 meters wide through the mountain ahead.
The Pongo de Mainique is a 50-yard-wide, two-mile-long canyon through which flows the mighty Urubamba River on its 451-mile path north from Cusco and the Sacred Valley to a convergence with the Apurimac River.
On the Urubamba River to the Pongo de Mainique and Timpia.
expphoto.com /adventures/pongo98/contents.htm   (569 words)

  
 Oil and Gas Zones Cover One-Quarter of the Peruvian Amazon
To the west of the park is a contiguous mass of eight blocks - including the massive gas reserves of Camisea - and to the east of the park are three enormous blocks that cover much of the Madre de Dios region.
They blockaded one of the rivers to dramatize their demand for clarification of the cause of the spill and repairs to damaged areas.
They say the project has already caused "significant damage" to the Lower Urubamba Basin, among the most biodiverse and sensitive rainforest ecosystems on Earth, and disrupted the health and livelihoods of local indigenous populations who rely on local rivers for their survival.
www.ens-newswire.com /ens/jan2006/2006-01-04-06.asp   (1201 words)

  
 Cusco Peru :·:·.:· Travel to Urubamba, Tours Peru, Urubamba River, Sacred Valley Urubamba, Tours ...
The beautiful providence of Urubamba is located in the Herat of the Sacred Valley.
It has the healthiest weather, in the rainy season, the production of fruits is very vast, and the conditions of its climate are so desirable that in the XVII century the naturalist Antonio de Leon said that it was a paradise from bible times.
The town of Urubamba still has some places that are from the Pre-Hispanic era, that were used to build the colonial constructions.
www.cuscoperu.com /cusco/travel-peru/0233-urubamba-travel-peru.html   (224 words)

  
 HISTORY OF MACHU PICCHU - The Urubamba river or Tampu Valley - MACHUPICCHU
For the Incas, the valley of the Urubamba river is the entry point to the jungle, the Antisuyo, the amazon, the land of the chunchos.
The river's ancient name was Willka Mayu or Sun River, and the snowy peak which was its source was called Willkan Uta or "the house of the sun".
Before the founding of the Tahuantinsuyo in the fifteenth century, the Urubamba river valley was inhabited by small curacazgos or tribal groupings in regions under the authority of a curaca or chieftain.
www.enjoy-machu-picchu.org /history-information-machu-picchu-urubamba-tampu.php   (491 words)

  
 FRONTLINE/WORLD Fellows . Peru - A Gamble in the Jungle . The Pongo | PBS
We have emerged in another world, the flatlands of the Lower Urubamba River Valley, where few settlers have ever ventured and the rain forest and the river remain unspoiled.
As a result, only one percent of the population in the Upper Urubamba Valley is native; the rest are settlers -- including many highland Quechua Indians and mestizos -- who have deforested a considerable chunk of rain forest.
The pipeline crosses the Porokari River in the Lower Urubamba River Valley.
www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/fellows/peru0803/4.html   (857 words)

  
 Proyecto Camisea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Camisea Project is made up of two gas and condensate structures located in the surroundings of the Camisea river, approximately 20 kilometers to the right of the Urubamba river.
From an environmental point of view, the area is located in a tropical rainforest in the Peruvian Amazonian region, sitting in the middle of two zones famous for their high biodiversity: the Apurimac Reserve to the west and the Manu National Park to the east.
The population present in the area directly and indirectly influenced by the project (Lower Urubamba River zone) belongs to the Machiguenga, Yine, Ashaninka, Yaminahua, Amahuaca, Nahua and Nanty amazon ethnic groups.
www.camisea.com.pe /environ2.asp   (747 words)

  
 Urubamba River Rafting near Cusco - Eco-Tours and Travel from JOURNEYS International
They found the rivers extremely beautiful and navigable in many different sections, with the Urubamba River being one of the best waters to begin rafting or experience some adrenaline-pumping rapids.
After a briefing and assembly of the equipment you will be brought to the river, where you will begin rafting the grade 2-3 rapids through a narrow gorge.
Depending on your level of experience in rafting you may also raft the Urubamba River in the Sacred Valley from Ollantaytambo, Huaran, or Chuquicahuana.
www.journeys-intl.com /destinations/americas/peru/135/80   (336 words)

  
 Amazon River Cruise and Machu Picchu in Peru.
Romance of a river cruise paired with a tour of the glorious ruins of Machu Picchu.
Lunch will be served in Urubamba, followed by a tour of the town and fortress of Ollantaytambo located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
She carries 44 passengers in 21 air-conditioned cabins on an itinerary which explores life on the Amazon River and its people.
www.lostworldadventures.com /countries/peru/itineraries/amazonrivercruiseandmachupicchu.htm   (872 words)

  
 Apumayo Expediciones >> Apurimac Peru
Urubamba River Rafting The Urubamba river is born on the western side of the Andes in Cusco
Early in the morning collection from the hotel and drive through the Andes to the Sacred Valley of the Incas to our private put in, located in Pachar, here you will receive your safety talk and equipment (toilet facilities).
After a brief period practicing on the flatter parts of the river We will begin your rafting experience, passing down to Ollantaytambo and its Inca terraces and through rapids of class II and III finishing with “El Resbaladero” (the slippery one) which a strong class III rapid that includes waves and small whirlpools.
www.apumayo.com /a1_2urubamba.htm   (223 words)

  
 A Moreno On A Gringo Trail : Part 17 Sacred Valley of the Incas
The actual valley and the river begin at the pass of La Raya, 150 km south east of Cusco and stretches 300 km downstream at the feet of the sacred Center of Machu Pichu.
The road from Urubamba goes along the river – on the both side of the valley along this road there are many Inca terraces.
The ruins are located on a mountainside to the northeast edge of the town, across the small Patacancha River that runs through the town.
www.hotathrandom.com /Moreno017.html   (2364 words)

  
 Peru Holidays: white water Rafting the Urubamba - Peru
Rafting the Urubamba River through the Sacred Valley of the Inca is a rush into the hearth of nature and past.
The emotion of rafting through the tranquillity and ancient remains that spread along the Sacred Valley, remain forever in the mind of the river adventurer.
After preparing and boarding our rafts, we begin by running down the Urubamba River in the Sacred Valley till the take-out point at the San Salvador section.
www.condorjourneys-adventures.com /peru_urubamba.asp   (300 words)

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