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Pucallpa

American  
[poo-kahy-puh, poo-kahy-pah] / pʊˈkaɪ pə, puˈkaɪ pɑ /

noun

  1. a city in E Peru, on the Ucayali River.


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One of the boats had departed Pucallpa to the north on Sunday and was travelling towards the riverside communities of Caco Macaya, Curiaca del Caco, and Pueblo Nuevo del Caco, local media reports.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2025

In Peru, major centres include the Cusco region and the cities of Pucallpa and Tarapoto, but it is Iquitos that attracts most interest.

From The Guardian Jun. 7, 2016

A sculpture of a mahogany tree in a park in Pucallpa symbolizes the economic importance of that species to Peru.

From National Geographic Apr. 22, 2016

“We are from Pucallpa, and everyone here is also in shock.”

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2016

“This little product for our mission trip could become the whole medical record for the orthopedics department” at the Pucallpa hospital, and even for all of its other departments, he speculated.

From Washington Times Jan. 11, 2016

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