Apurímac

[ ah-poo-ree-mahk ]

/ ˌɑ puˈri mɑk /

a river flowing NW from S Peru to the Ucayali River. about 550 miles (885 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for apurimac

The climb out of the Apurimac canyon, even without packs, left them completely exhausted.

The Andes of Southern Peru |Isaiah Bowman
The Mapillo flows into the Apurimac near the mouth of the river Pampas.

Inca Land |Hiram Bingham
This river flows eastward and joins the Apurimac, forming the Rio Tambo.

Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile |Henry Stephens
In that volume is a marvelous picture of the Apurimac Valley.

Inca Land |Hiram Bingham

At Pasaje, on the western side of the Apurimac, the Carboniferous again appears resting upon the old schists described on p. 236.

The Andes of Southern Peru |Isaiah Bowman

Apurimac

/ (ˌæpuːˈriːmæk) /

a river in S Peru, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest into the Urubamba River. Length: about 885 km (550 miles)