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Juruá River

The Juruá River is a major southern tributary of the Amazon, rising in eastern Peru and flowing more than 3,000 km north-east through the Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas to join the Solimões. Its basin was home to many indigenous peoples and was settled by rubber tappers in the late 19th century.

Juruá River
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Juruá River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jurua-river
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“Juruá River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jurua-river. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Juruá River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jurua-river.
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