The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River is a river on the

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and a left tributary of the

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. The river originates from various ''quebradas'' in the Eastern Hills and flows into the Bogotá River at the largest of the

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, Tibabuyes, also called Juan Amarillo Wetland. The total surface area of the Juan Amarillo basin, covering the localities

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, Santa Fe,

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, and

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, is . Together with the Fucha and

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s, the Juan Amarillo River forms part of the left tributaries of the Bogotá River in the Colombian capital.

Description

The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River,Entre ríos y quebradas Bogotá tiene 198 cuerpos de agua ¿Los conoce?
/ref> is formed by various ''quebradas'' ("creeks") sourced at an altitude of in the Eastern Hills of Bogotá. Main feeder creeks are Las Delicias, La Vieja, El Chicó, Los Molinos, Santa Bárbara, Delicias del Carmen, El Cóndor, El Cedro, San Cristóbal, La Cita and La Floresta.Isaza Londoño et al., 1999, p.28Isaza Londoño et al., 1999, p.29Cerros, s.a., p.27 The Juan Amarillo Basin covers the localities

and Santa Fe in its upper course and

and

in its lower drainage area. The

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(''cerros de Suba'') are located in the Juan Amarillo River basin. The total surface area of the Juan Amarillo basin is .Acueducto, 2010, p.23 The river transports of solid sediments, of which reach the mouth of the river near the Tibabuyes wetland.Humedal Juan Amarillo
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Wetlands

Six of the fifteen protected wetlands of Bogotá are located in the Juan Amarillo River basin.

Gallery

File:Río Arzobispo en la cra 7.JPG, Channelised part near the

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File:Barrio canal Arzobispo vegetación hacia la kr 30.JPG, Channel near Carrera 30 File:Bogotá - Quebrada El virrey en la kr 8.jpg, Quebrada El Virrey File:Bogotá caño río Molinos desde la carrera 25.JPG, Channelised Río Molinos, near Carrera 25 File:Río en el parque del Chicó Bogotá.JPG, Quebrada El Chicó File:Bogotá caída quebrada La Vieja barrio Bellavista.jpg, Quebrada La Vieja

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