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Apurimac

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Apurimac [ˌæpuːˈriːmæk]
n
(Placename) a river in S Peru, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest into the Urubamba River. Length: about 885 km (550 miles)
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The mountain bike trek uses newly pioneered routes southwest of Cusco for two days before hiking on a less-traveled section of the Inca Trail, descending almost 3,000 feet to the Apurimac River.
Destination News - Latin America / Caribbean by Airguide Online
In the valley between the Apurimac and Ene Rivers, mochileros carry out coca -- which is used to produce cocaine -- by foot to the Andean highlands and from there to Lima in arduous, danger-filled treks aimed at satisfying the world's demand for the drug.
In Peru's jungles, drugs offer youths a way out by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Desperate response' Yehude Simon, the prime minister, described Thursday's ambushes as "desperate responses by the Shining Path in the face of advances by the armed forces" in the Apurimac Ene valley northwest of Ayacucho.
Peruvian soldiers killed in ambush by Aljazeera.net
 
 
 
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