Amazon-river-tour - The spring of the Amazon river! - Amazon river tour (sitios de interés)
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The Amazon originates from a cliff at the Nevado Mismi, with a sole sign of a wooden cross. Coordinate 15° 31? 31? S, 71° 41? 27? W.Elevation 5,597 metres (18,363 ft)
Location Peru
Range Andes
Type Stratovolcano
Nevado Mismi is a mountain peak of volcanic origin located in the Andes mountain range of Peru.
Nevado Mismi is about 160 km west of Lake Titicaca and 700 km southeast of Peru's capital city, Lima, in the Arequipa Region. It is one of the highest points of Colca Canyon. There are several glaciers on the peak.
In 2001, it was verified that the main headwater of the Amazon River has its glacial source on Nevado Mismi. An expedition of the National Geographic Society discovered that Carhuasanta stream flowing into Río Apurímac originates on the mountain's northern slopes and then runs its course through other tributaries and rivers to help form the main Amazon River. The fact that the headwaters of Río Apurímac are the source of the Amazon River was confirmed by Brazilian scientists in 2007, who pointed at Quebrada Apacheta as the most probable source of the Amazon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevado_Mismi