Apacheta Creek

…was actually another stream, nearby Apacheta Creek. (The Carruhasanta and Apacheta streams form the Lloqueta River, an extension of the Apurímac.)

…year-round, and they concluded that Apacheta Creek was indeed the source of the Amazon River. The team then proceeded to measure the river’s length. As part of this process, they had to determine from which of the Amazon’s three main outlets to the sea to begin the measurement—the Northern or…