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where archaeologists have found evidence of human habitation 10,000 years ago. The river continues flowing north near the villages of
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Huanuco, with Notes on an Expedition to the Upper Marañon,"
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The headwaters of the
Lawriqucha River may be seen in Sections 19 and 22 of this map. Map can be magnified.
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