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Yurimaguas

American  
[yoo-ree-mah-gwahs] / ˌju riˈmɑ gwɑs /

noun

  1. a city in N Peru.


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Before last year, for example, the northern town of Yurimaguas could not boast a single motor vehicle.

From Time Magazine Archive

In July, August, and September the steamers are not able to ascend to Yurimaguas.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton

Any steamer which can ascend the river to Yurimaguas can continue on to Rumicallarina, beyond which place only five or six feet, at the season of low water, can be carried to Chasuta.

From Life of Rear Admiral John Randolph Tucker by James Henry Rochelle

She makes monthly trips between Yurimaguas, on the Huallaga River, and Tabatinga, on the Brazilian frontier.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton

Eighteen feet of water can usually be carried up to Yurimaguas, and steamers ascend 40 miles higher to a place called Rumicallarina; above Rumicallarina the river is navigable for a great distance by canoes.

From Life of Rear Admiral John Randolph Tucker by James Henry Rochelle

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