Francisco de Orellana is a town in the Loreto Region where there is a statue in memory of Francisco de Orellana who, in 1542, became the first European to discover the Amazon River.
Orellana, Peru | |
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Village | |
  Location of Orellana in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 6°54′42″S 75°09′27″W / 6.9117°S 75.1575°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Loreto |
| Province | Ucayali |
| District | Vargas Guerra |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |