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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Orinoco

               Orinoco river (Río Orinoco) is one of the longest rivers in South America at 2,140 km (1,330 mi). Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers 880,000 square kilometres (340,000 sq mi), with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. At its mouth, the Orinoco forms a wide delta that branches off into hundreds of rivers and waterways that flow through 41,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) of swampy forests.        
                 The main tributaries of Orinoco are: Apure, Arauca, Atabapo, Caroní, Casiquiare canal, Caura, Guaviare, Inírida, Meta, Ventuari, Vichada. It's crossing the following cities: Ciudad Bolívar, Ciudad Guayana, Puerto Ayacucho, Curiapo, Tucupita. 

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