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Mantaro

American  
[mahn-tah-raw, man-tahr-oh, mahn-] / mɑnˈtɑ rɔ, mænˈtɑr oʊ, mɑn- /

noun

  1. a river in central Peru, flowing SE to the Apurímac River. About 360 miles (580 km) long.


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Among the hardest-hit areas is the verdant valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers.

From Reuters

More than 500,000 people live in the Mantaro Valley in central Peru, where agriculture is the main source of income.

From Nature

Delgado’s arrest Thursday followed an eight-month investigation, Mercado said, and it follows last week’s Associated Press report that found Peru’s armed forces have turned a blind eye to the daily airborne ferrying to Bolivia of more than a ton of cocaine from Peru’s Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro river valley.

From Washington Times

In part because of that nearly unhindered air bridge from the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro river valley, Peru surpassed Colombia in 2012 as the world's top cocaine exporter.

From US News

In part because of the nearly unimpeded “air bridge” from the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro river valley, Peru surpassed Colombia in 2012 as the world’s biggest cocaine exporter.

From The Guardian