The Chinchipe River is a river on the border between Ecuador and Peru . It rises in Ecuador, in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province , in the Podocarpus National Park . Then it flows through the Piura Region , and the Cajamarca Region in the San Ignacio Province of Peru. The river flows into the Maranon River .
4-580: The basin formed by the river covers an area of 9,686.96 km2. The river originates in Ecuador at the confluence of the Palanda and Numbala rivers. It changes its name when crossing the border into Peru. In Ecuador and Peru, the river is also known as Canananbo, Chuquimayo, or Mayo. One of the oldest cultures of the Andes developed in its basin. This is now known as Mayo-Chinchipe culture. Mayo River (Peru)
8-454: Is also a small river in the same general area. The main tributaries that form the water catchment area of Chinchipe river are: 5°31′S 78°33′W / 5.517°S 78.550°W / -5.517; -78.550 Mayo-Chinchipe The Mayo-Chinchipe or Mayo-Chinchipe-Marañon culture existed from c. 5500 – 1700 BCE in the highlands of what is now Ecuador and north Peruvian Andes eastern slopes. It extended from
12-477: The border with Peru), a tomb was found with stone and ceramic artifacts, as well as cacao and Spondylus shells. Another related site is San Isidro, in Peru, close to Jaen ( Jaen District ), and in the same general area as Montegrande. The culture is believed to have included shamanism and other specialist work roles. It used stone and pottery technologies, and consumed cacao and possibly corn beer. The culture
16-642: The sources of Valladolid river, in the Podocarpus National Park in Ecuador, to where Chinchipe flows into the Marañon River in the area of Bagua, Peru , and received its name from the river names. The best known Mayo-Chinchipe site is Santa Ana (La Florida) , where a temple and ceremonial hearth have been found. Also at Montegrande , related ceremonial centers were found. In the same general area, in Palanda , Ecuador (just across
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