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3 unusual facts about Loren McIntyre


Lawriqucha

For a couple of centuries, Lawriqucha had been seen as the source of the Amazon River, until in 1971 the US-American Loren McIntyre discovered the source of the Apurímac River to be the origin of the Amazon River which was confirmed by a 2001 expedition.

Loren McIntyre

Over the following years McIntyre's photos and articles would appear in more than 500 publications, including Time, Life, Smithsonian, GEO, Audubon, and South American Explorer.

After the war, McIntyre was assigned to the Peruvian Navy as a gunnery adviser, retiring with the rank of Captain.


Carhuasanta

The National Geographic Society sent a three-man expedition to the region in 1971, headed by Loren McIntyre.


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