The Guatapurí River, or Rio Guatapurí in Spanish, is a river that flows from the eastern side of the
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (English: ''Snow-Covered Mountain Range of Saint Martha'') is an isolated mountain range in northern Colombia, separate from the Andes range that runs through the north of the country. Reaching an elevation of ...
into the
Cesar River
The Cesar River ( es, Río Cesar) is a river in northern Colombia which is a part of the Magdalena Basin. It flows through the Cesar-Ranchería Basin and separates the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta from the mountain ranges of the Serranía del Pe ...
in northern
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
by the city of
Valledupar
Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Caesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. ...
. In the indigenous
Chimila language
Chimila (Shimizya) is a Chibchan language of Colombia, spoken by the Chimila people. At one time Chimila was grouped with the Malibu languages, but then Chimila became classified as a Chibchan language.
Julian Steward, in the 1950 ''Handbook o ...
, ''Guatapurí'' means "cold water".
[ Marcos Fidel Vega Seña (2005), ]
Vallenato: Cultura y sentimiento
', U. Cooperativa de Colombia. p14.
Its main source is the
Curiba Lake which is above sea level. The Guatapurí is approximately long. Among its major affluents are waters from the Curiba Lake, Donachui river, Capitanejo river, and Los Mangos river.
References
External links
Alcaldia de Valledupar - Rios de la region
Rivers of Colombia
Valledupar
Geography of Cesar Department
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