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Peralonso River
The departments of Colombia, department of Norte de Santander in northwestern Colombia, and its capital, Cúcuta, contains several rivers. The rivers are mostly part of the Maracaibo Lake basin, with the southeastern section located in the Magdalena River basin. Important fluvial elements are the Zulia River, Zulia, Catatumbo River, Catatumbo and Pamplonita Rivers. The entity in charge of taking care of these hydrology of Norte de Santander is Corponor. Topography The department of Norte de Santander is for the most part situated in the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The northeastern majority of the department is part of the Maracaibo Lake drainage basin, while the southwestern tip of Norte de Santander forms part of the Magdalena River basin. The southeasternmost part of the department is located in the Orinoco River basin. The department, reaching to an altitude of in the Tamá Páramo, has a total surface area of . Hydrography Cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norte De Santander Topographic 2
Norte may refer to: Places * Norte, Cape Verde, a village in the east-northeastern part of the island of Boa Vista * Northern Mexico, Norte de Mexico, a region of Mexico * Norte Region, Brazil, a region of Brazil * Norte Region, Portugal, a NUTSII Region of Portugal Other * Norte (wind), strong cold northeasterly wind which blows in Mexico along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico * Norteños, a coalition of traditionally Latino gangs in Northern California *''Norte, the End of History'', 2013 Filipino drama film See also * North (other) (''norte'' is Portuguese, Spanish and Galician for ''north'') * Nord (other), French, Italian, Danish and Catalan for north * * {{disamb, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Salazar NS
Rio or Río is the Portuguese and Spanish word for "river". The word also exists in Italian, but is largely obsolete and used in a poetical or literary context to mean "stream". Rio, RIO or Río may also refer to: Places United States * Rio, Florida, a census-designated place * Rio, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Rio, Illinois, a village * Rio, a location in Deerpark, New York * Rio, Virginia, a community * Rio, West Virginia, a village * Rio, Wisconsin, a village * El Río, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, a barrio Elsewhere * Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, often referred to as simply Rio * Rio, Italy, a municipality on the island of Elba in Tuscany * Rio, Greece, a community in suburban Patras People * Rio (given name) * Rio (surname) * Tina Yuzuki (born 1986), also known as Rio, Japanese AV idol Arts and entertainment Films * ''Rio'' (1939 film), starring Basil Rathbone * ''Rio'' (franchise), a film series and related media * ''Rio'' (2011 film), an animated film from 20th C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grita River
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings *La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper *La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher *Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Táchira River
The Táchira River is a river located in Táchira and it divides the border that exists between Venezuela and Colombia in that western state. The Simón Bolívar International Bridge across the Táchira River connects the city of San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela with the small town of La Parada in Colombia. The first major city in Colombia after the border is Cúcuta Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the East .... References Rivers of Táchira Rivers of Colombia {{venezuela-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peralonso River
The departments of Colombia, department of Norte de Santander in northwestern Colombia, and its capital, Cúcuta, contains several rivers. The rivers are mostly part of the Maracaibo Lake basin, with the southeastern section located in the Magdalena River basin. Important fluvial elements are the Zulia River, Zulia, Catatumbo River, Catatumbo and Pamplonita Rivers. The entity in charge of taking care of these hydrology of Norte de Santander is Corponor. Topography The department of Norte de Santander is for the most part situated in the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The northeastern majority of the department is part of the Maracaibo Lake drainage basin, while the southwestern tip of Norte de Santander forms part of the Magdalena River basin. The southeasternmost part of the department is located in the Orinoco River basin. The department, reaching to an altitude of in the Tamá Páramo, has a total surface area of . Hydrography Cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salazar River , town and commune in the prov ...
Salazar may refer to: People and fictional characters * Salazar (surname), a surname and list of persons and fictional characters with the surname ** António de Oliveira Salazar (1889–1970), Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968 * Salazar Slytherin, a character in the ''Harry Potter'' novels Places * Salazar, Burgos, a village * Salazar de las Palmas, a municipality in the department of North Santander, Colombia * Salazar Valley, a valley in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Navarre, Spain Aircraft * ''Salazar'', a de Havilland DH.88 Comet aircraft See also * ''Trimeresurus salazar'', a pit viper named after Salazar Slytherin * Vila Salazar, former name for N'dalatando N'dalatando, formerly Vila Salazar, is a town, with a population of 161,584 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Cazengo, province of Cuanza Norte, Angola. It is also the seat of the Cazengo municipality and the provincial capital. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Maracaibo () is located in northwestern Venezuela, between the states of Zulia, Trujillo, and Mérida. While Maracaibo is commonly referred to as a lake, its current hydrological characteristics may better classify it as estuary and/or semi-enclosed bay connected to the Gulf of Venezuela. With a surface area of , if counted as a lake it would be the largest in South America, ahead of Lake Titicaca, as well as one of the oldest lakes on Earth, having formed 36 million years ago in the Andes Mountains. The lake consists of brackish water, and is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela to the north by a narrow strait. It is fed by numerous rivers, the biggest being the Catatumbo River. The fault in the northern section has collapsed and is rich in oil and gas resources. It is Venezuela's main oil producing area and an important fishing and agricultural producing area. Eutrophication caused by oil pollution is a major environmental problem facing the lagoon. The area aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. Venezuela is a presidential republic consisting of States of Venezuela, 23 states, the Venezuelan Capital District, Capital District and Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the north and in the capital. The territory o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santander Department
Santander () is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, borders the Magdalena River to the east, Boyacá to the south and southeast, the Norte de Santander Department to the northeast, the Cesar Department to the north, the Bolivar and Antioquia Departments to the west. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga. History Pre-Columbian era Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, the territory now known as Santander was inhabited by Amerindian ethnic groups: Muisca, Chitareros, Laches, Yariguí, Opón, Carare and Guanes. Their political and social structure was based on ''cacicazgos'', a federation of tribes led by a ''cacique'', with different social classes. Their main activity was planting maize, beans, yuca, arracacha, cotton, agave, tobacco, tomato, pineapple and guava, among others. Their agricultural skills were suffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachiri
''Inga edulis'', known as ice-cream bean, ice-cream-bean, joaquiniquil, cuaniquil (both from Nahuatl: ''cuahuxinicuile'' combining ''cuahuitl'' "tree"; ''icxitl'' "feet" and ''necuilli'' "crooked") guama or guaba, is a fruit native to South America. It is in the mimosoid tribe of the legume family Fabaceae. It is widely grown, especially by Indigenous Amazonians, for shade, food, timber, medicine, and production of the alcoholic beverage cachiri. It is popular in Peru, Ecuador, Pernambuco-Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia. The taxonomic name ''Inga'' is derived from its name with the Tupí people of South America (''ingá'') while the species name '' edulis'' is Latin for "edible". The common name "ice-cream bean" alludes to the sweet flavor and smooth texture of the pulp. Biology Mature trees of ''I. edulis'' reach 30 m (98 ft) high and 60 cm (2.0 ft) diameter at breast height, usually branching from below 3 m (9.8 ft). The branches fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
