Huancabamba River

From an elevation of 1,807 metres (5,928 ft) at Oxapampa, the Huancabamba River runs northward for approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi) by road paralleling the river to the village of Pozuzo.

[2][3] The Huancabamba runs in steep canyons for part of its course and with mountains on either side rising to more than 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) in elevation.

[4] The river is located in the ecological zone of the Peruvian Yungas, or Ceja de Selva ("eyebrow of the jungle"), the transition zone between the low jungles of the Amazon Basin and the Andes highlands.

[5] The narrow valley of the Huancabamba was first settled by Europeans in the 19th century by colonists from Austria and Germany.

[6] Prior to the arrival of the Europeans the Huancabamba area was inhabited by the Yanesha (Amuesa) people.