It is formed from a multitude of water-courses which descend the slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes south of the gigantic volcano of Sangay; but it soon reaches the plain, which commences where it receives its Cusulima branch.

The Morona is navigable for small craft for about 300 miles above its mouth, but it is extremely tortuous.

The Morona has been the scene of many rude explorations, with the hope of finding it serviceable as a commercial route between the inter-Andean tableland of Ecuador and the Amazon river.

In 2016, a large oil spill from Petroperú's pipeline contaminated the Morona and Chiriaco rivers.

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