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Rímac River

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Yuraqmayu

Source
  
Huarochirí Province

Bridges
  
Puente de Piedra

Length
  
160 km

Country
  
Peru

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The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area.

Map of R%C3%ADmac River, Peru

The river is part of the Pacific watershed and has a length of 160 km. The river begins in the highlands of the Huarochirí Province in the Lima Region and its mouth is located in Callao, near Jorge Chávez International Airport.

The name Rímac is from the Quechua word rimaq, meaning "speaker, speaking", leading to it being nicknamed El Río Hablador ("the talking river").

References

Rímac River Wikipedia