The Cunas River is a river located in the

Junín region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina * Junín Partido ** Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis * Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia * Junín, Cundinamarca * ...

in central

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. It originates 5,180 meters above sea level in the Cordillera Occidental. The river spans 3 provinces in the Junín region: Chupaca Province, Concepción Province and the Huancayo Province.

Course

The river travels southwest to northeast and enters the

Mantaro Valley The Mantaro Valley, also known as Jauja Valley, is a fluvial inter-Andean valley of Junin region, east of Lima, the capital of Peru. The Mantaro River flows through the fertile valley which produces potatoes, maize, and vegetables among othe ...

. The Cunas belongs to the basin of the

Mantaro River The Mantaro River (, ) is a long river running through the central region of Peru. Its Quechua name means "great river". The word "Mantaro" may be a word originally from the Asháninka language, who live downstream along the Ene River. The Mantar ...

and is one of the main tributaries of the Mantaro.

Economy

The river passes through the

which is one of the main suppliers of the city of

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

. The city of Chupaca is the main city along its route.

References

Rivers of Peru Rivers of the Department of Junín Tributaries of the Ucayali River {{Peru-river-stub