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Chucunaque River
The Chucunaque River is a river of Panama. It is a tributary of the Tuira River in the Darién Province. It is the longest river in Panama. See also *List of rivers of Panama This is a list of rivers in Panama. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean *Sixaola River ** Yorkin River * San Carlos River ... References * Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. * CIA map, 1995. Rivers of Panama {{Panama-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's million people. Panama was inhabited by indigenous tribes before Spanish colonists arrived in the 16th century. It broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the construction of the Panama Canal to be completed by the United States Army Corps of En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuira River
The Tuira River is located in the Darién Province of eastern Panama. It flows into the Bay of San Miguel at the province capital of La Palma. It is the largest river in Panama, and one of its tributaries, the Chucunaque River, is the longest river in Panama. The river starts in highlands of Darien, and runs south/southeast, and then north and west. It runs past villages as it flows downstream including Matuganti, Sobiaquirú, El Balsal, Boca de Cupe, Capetí, Yape, Aruza, Unión Chocó, Vista Alegre, and Pinogana.(30 April 2008)Panama: Weary repatriation Relief Web It meets the Chucunaque River at El Real de Santa María and then flows northwest towards La Palma.Tuira River Brittanica.com, Retrieved 30 November 2022 Via the Chucunaque, one can reach |
Darién Province
Darién (, , ) is a province in Panama whose capital city is La Palma. With an area of , it is located at the eastern end of the country and bordered to the north by the province of Panamá and the region of Kuna Yala. To the south, it is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and Colombia. To the east, it borders Colombia; to the west, it borders the Pacific Ocean and the province of Panama. The area surrounding the border with Colombia is known as the Darién Gap, a large swath of undeveloped swampland and forest. With no roads, it is the missing link of the Pan-American Highway. Place names The name originates from the language spoken by the Cueva, an Indigenous tribe destroyed by the white European conquistadors during the 16th century. The Tanela River, which flows toward Atrato, was Hispanicized to Darién; the region and its communities took the same name. Santa María la Antigua del Darién, the first city founded in Tierra Firme, also took its name from the river. Subsequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Panama
This is a list of rivers in Panama. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean *Sixaola River ** Yorkin River * San Carlos River *Changuinola River **Sini River ** Teribe River ** Tigre River ** Quebrada El Mono ** Quebrada Carbon **Quebrada Junco * Guariviara River * Cricamola River * 60km information gap *Calovebora River * 75km information gap *Cocle del Norte River ** Toabré River * Miguel de La Borda *Indio River * Lagarto * Chagres River ** Gatún River * Cascajal River (associated to Portobelo) * Nombre de Dios River *Mandinga ** Cangandi River * 200km information gap to the Colombian border. Pacific Ocean *Guanábano *Corotú *Rabo de Puerco *San Bártolo *Palo Blanco *Colorado * Chiriquí Viejo River *Duablo *Platanal ** Río Chico ***Piedra ** Chiriquí Nuevo River *** David River **** Majagua River *** Caldera River * Chorcha * Las Vueltas * Estero de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
