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Data: NOAA; Map: Axios Visuals ... Past coastal El Niño events have caused damaging flooding in Peru and other parts of western South America. What we're watching: How much longer La Niña ...

The Amazon River is the longest in South America, and the second longest river on Earth after the Nile in Africa. The source (start) of the Amazon River is in the Andes Mountain range in Peru.