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Pongo (geography)
A
pongo
is
a type
of
canyon
or narrow
gorge
along rivers in
Peru
, especially on the
Marañón River
and its affluents, in the
Amazonas Region
.
See:
Pongos in Amazonas, the
big
pongos
of Marañón
River
The Amazonas Region,
home
to
pongos
The
Pongo de Manseriche
, gorge in
northwest
Peru where the Marañón River runs
The
Pongo de Mainique
, most
dangerous
whitewater
pass on
the
Urubamba River
The Olmos-Marañon
Route
,
transcontinental
road
, includes the "route of
pongos
"
The Marañón River, has
35
miles
of
pongos
before the
Amazon River
The
Huallaga River
,
crossing
the Andes
forming
the
Pongo de Aguirre