Apurímac

[ ah-poo-ree-mahk ]

noun

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

Apurimac

/ ˌæpuːˈriːmæk /

noun

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

Example Sentences

When he was a doctoral student in Brazil, he designed an experiment based on ABERG’s tree migration studies with farmers in his home community in the Apurímac region. the goal was to understand how climate change would likely affect crop plants, such as potatoes and corn.

From Science Magazine

Peru's largest area of coca cultivation and cocaine production remains the Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers, or VRAEM, accounting for some 35,709 hectares, Figueroa said.

From Reuters

The attack took place in the town of Natividad, in the remote Andean and jungle region known as the VRAEM, or Valle de los Rios Apurimac, Ene y Mantaro, which produces 75% of the South American nation's cocaine.

From Reuters

The governors of the southern Puno, Cusco and Apurimac regions have also called for the president's resignation and, earlier this week, opposition politicians submitted a motion to impeach Ms Boluarte.

From BBC

The governors of Puno, Cusco and Apurímac regions in southern Peru have called for Boluarte’s resignation.

From Seattle Times