KnowraMarañón RiverMarañón RiverA major river in northern Peru that flows east from the Andes and joins the Ucayali River to form the Amazon River.BriefConnectUcayali River: A major river in Peru that joins the Marañón River to form the Amazon River. Its confluence with the Marañón marks the beginning of the Amazon River.Iquitos: A major Peruvian city in the Amazon lowlands, accessible chiefly by river and air. River transport links Iquitos with communities along the Marañón and its tributaries.Pongo de Manseriche: A narrow gorge where the Marañón cuts through the eastern Andes in northern Peru. This dramatic constriction marks the river’s transition toward the Amazon lowlands.Marañón River basin: The drainage area whose streams and rivers flow into the Marañón River. Its forests, wetlands, and communities are shaped by the river’s flood and sediment cycles.Amazon River: A vast South American river system that drains into the Atlantic Ocean. The Marañón becomes part of this river at its junction with the Ucayali.Nauta: A city in Loreto, Peru, near the confluence of the Marañón and Ucayali rivers. It lies close to the river junction that forms the Amazon.Marañón River headwaters: The high-altitude source streams of the Marañón River in the Peruvian Andes. They begin the river’s long descent from the mountains toward the Amazon.Amazon rainforest: The tropical rainforest covering much of the Amazon basin in South America. The Marañón supplies water and sediment to rainforest landscapes downstream.Andes: The continental mountain range running along western South America. The Marañón’s headwaters rise in these mountains.Kukama people: An Indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon with communities along major rivers. Kukama communities live along the Marañón and depend on its aquatic environment.Show all 21Linked from 3 pagesFrancisco de OrellanaRelated: Early accounts and maps sometimes used this name for stretches of the river Orellana descended.Show all 3