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Lake in Loreto, Peru
Lake Rimachi
Lake Rimachi is located in PeruLake RimachiLake Rimachi
LocationLoreto, Peru
Coordinates4°25′S 76°43′W / 4.417°S 76.717°W / -4.417; -76.717
Primary inflowsChapuli River
Primary outflowsRimachi River
Basin countriesPeru
Surface area3 km (1.2 sq mi)

Lake Rimachi (Lago Rimachi in Spanish) is a lake in northern Peru in the Amazon Rainforest of about 300 hectares (1 sq mi) of extension. It is located on the western banks of Pastaza River, being its main inflow source the Chapuli River, and its main outflow the Rimachi River. The lands around the lake were home to the Murato people, who are now extinct.

See also

References

  1. ^ Peru 1:100 000, San Fernando (9-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ Scott, Derek; Carbonell, Montserrat (1986). A Directory of Neotropical Wetlands. IUCN. p. 236.
  3. Olson, James (1991). The Indians of Central and South America: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 250. ISBN 9780313263873.


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