Orellana, Peru

Orellana, Peru
Location of Orellana in Peru
Coordinates: 6°54′42″S 75°09′27″W / 6.9117°S 75.1575°W / -6.9117; -75.1575Coordinates: 6°54′42″S 75°09′27″W / 6.9117°S 75.1575°W / -6.9117; -75.1575
Country Peru
Region Loreto
Province Ucayali
District Vargas Guerra
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)

Francisco de Orellana is a town in the Loreto Region where there is a statue in memory of Francisco de Orellana, the first European who discovered the Amazon river in 1542.

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