La Grita is a river that partly runs along the Colombian-Venezuelan border. A 1919 source noted that there was a very promising copper mine on the river, at Seporuco, but that it was at such high altitude that it could not be developed. It was navigable from the port of Guamas by boats and canoes.
The towns of
La Grita
La Grita is a town in the north west of Táchira state, Venezuela. It has a population of 80,000. Located in an Andean valley, La Grita has a beautiful natural setting and fertile land. The town includes colonial style houses and open plazas. ...
and
La Fria
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are on the river.
The towns of
Boca de Grita
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,
Venezuela
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, and
Puerto Santander,
Colombia
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, are at the mouth of La Grita River, where it flows into the
Zulia River
Zulia River () is a river in Venezuela and Colombia. It is a tributary of the Catatumbo River. The Zulia forms a small part of the international boundary between the two countries.
Zulia
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.
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In 1888 a railroad line was built between La Fria and El Brazo, and an international bridge was built in 1926.][ In 1926 plans to extend the Tachira Railway from Oropé Station to the river were noted.
Parque El Pinar overlooks the river.]
See also
*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 de ...
*Táchira Depression
Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal.
Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...
*General Juan Pablo Peñaloza National Park
The General Juan Pablo Peñaloza National Park (), also Páramos Batallón y La Negra National Park, is a national park of Venezuela that is formed by several páramos. Among them Batallón and La Negra, which are an important source of water supp ...
References
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Rivers of Venezuela