The name only refers to a relatively short section of the waterbody; about 159 km (99 mi) long.

It starts at the confluence of the Ene and Perené Rivers at the town of Puerto Prado.

From here the Tambo flows 70 km (43 mi) in an easterly direction and then turns north.

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