Cayapas River

	Cayapas River The Cayapas River is in northern Ecuador, flowing northward from the Andes and emptying into the Pacific Ocean near San Lorenzo. The Santiago River is a principal tributary. Fauna Fish '' Andinoacara sapayensis'' - A Cichlid. See also List of rivers of Ecuador The rivers of Ecuador are an important part of the nation's geography and economy. Most of the over 2,000 rivers and streamsTerry have headwaters in the Andes mountain range, flowing therefrom either westward toward the Pacific Ocean or eastward to ... References * Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Water Resources Assessment of Ecuador Rivers of Ecuador {{Ecuador-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ekuatur Nunka''), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's Capital city, capital and largest city is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	San Lorenzo, Ecuador San Lorenzo is a town on the north coast of Ecuador, about 18 km south of the Colombian border. It was joined by a narrow gauge rail to the city of Ibarra in the Highlands and for many years it was an important port for the export of balsa wood and tagua ''Phytelephas'' is a genus containing six known species of dioecious palms (family Arecaceae), occurring from southern Panama along the Andes to Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, northwestern Brazil, and Peru. They are commonly known as ivory palms, .... As of 2022 San Lorenzo has a population of approximately 28,123 people. Populated places in Esmeraldas Province {{ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Santiago River (Ecuador) Santiago River may refer to: * Santiago River (Ecuador), see Paute River * Santiago River (Mexico), or Río Grande de Santiago * Santiago River (Eastern Mexico) * Santiago River (Peru), in Condorcanqui Province * Santiago River (Puerto Rico) See also * Santiago Rivera Santiago Rivera Molina (born 6 February 1992 in Guaymas) is a Mexican professional footballer who last played for Alacranes de Durango Club de Fútbol Alacranes de Durango, is a Mexican football club based in the city of Durango, Durango, M ... (born 1992), Mexican footballer {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Andinoacara Sapayensis ''Andinoacara sapayensis'', the Sapayo cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes, found on the South American Pacific slope, in the Cayapas River The Cayapas River is in northern Ecuador, flowing northward from the Andes and emptying into the Pacific Ocean near San Lorenzo. The Santiago River is a principal tributary. Fauna Fish ''Andinoacara sapayensis'' - A Cichlid. See also Lis ... drainage in northwestern Ecuador. Description Males can reach a length of total in length. Spawning The fish lays up to 400 eggs with the male defending the territory. References Bibliography * Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. sapayensis Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan Fish described in 1903 {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Rivers Of Ecuador The rivers of Ecuador are an important part of the nation's geography and economy. Most of the over 2,000 rivers and streamsTerry have headwaters in the Andes mountain range, flowing therefrom either westward toward the Pacific Ocean or eastward toward the Amazon River.Hanratty Narrow in the highlands, the majority of the rivers broaden as they reach the lower elevations of the Coast and Oriente. During the rainy season, which lasts from January to April, the rivers that drain into the Pacific flood and often cause damage. Geography The two main water systems are the Esmeraldas River in the North and the Guayas in the South.Gerlach The Esmeraldas begins as the Guayllabamba River in the Sierra, flowing west before emptying in the Pacific near the city of Esmeraldas. The Guayas forms to the north of Guayaquil, where the Daule and the Babahoyo Rivers converge. The Babahayo arises from its tributaries in the Andes. The Guayas basin covers 40,000 square kilometers. The most impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]