Colca River

E505830
river

The Colca River is a major waterway in southern Peru that carves the famous Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Colca River canonical 5
Colca River basin 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Camaná River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Majes River NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Cabana people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Collagua people NERFINISHED ⓘ
carves Colca Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
drainageBasin Pacific slope of the Andes ⓘ
emptiesInto Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsDirection generally westward ⓘ
flowsNear Cabanaconde NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chivay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yanque NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsThrough Arequipa Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colca Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalProcess canyon erosion ⓘ
hasBasin Colca River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCanyonDepthRank among deepest canyons in the world ⓘ
hasClimate semi-arid highland ⓘ
hasEcology Andean river ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature deep canyon ⓘ
steep valley walls ⓘ
whitewater rapids ⓘ
hasInfrastructure hydroelectric facilities ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ
hasTributary Majes River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWildlife Andean condor habitat (in canyon cliffs) ⓘ
importance major river of southern Peru ⓘ
lengthApprox 450 km ⓘ
locatedIn Colca Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouth Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Colca Canyon viewpoints ⓘ
Cruz del Condor NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCity Arequipa NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Pacific Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceLocation Andes Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arequipa highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports Andean agriculture ⓘ
terraced farming ⓘ
tourismRegion Arequipa tourist circuit ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
rafting ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arequipa Region → hasMajorRiver → Colca River ⓘ
Southern Peru → hasRiver → Colca River ⓘ
Colca Canyon (nearby attraction) → river → Colca River ⓘ
subject surface form: Colca Canyon
Colca Canyon → river → Colca River ⓘ
Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve → mainRiverBasin → Colca River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colca River basin
Caylloma Province → contains → Colca River ⓘ
Hualca Hualca volcano → drainage → Colca River ⓘ
subject surface form: Hualca Hualca
this entity surface form: Colca River basin