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The Manzanares is an 80 km long river in
Rio Manzanares - Parang
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Environmental conditions of the waters of the Manzanares River, Cumaná-Sucre, Venezuela
Rivers of Venezuela Geography of Sucre (state) {{Venezuela-river-stub
The Manzanares is an 80 km long river in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
. It flows into the Caribbean Sea
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.
Course
The source of the Manzanares is at the high Turimiquire Range inSucre State
The Sucre State ( es, Estado Sucre, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Cumaná city. Sucre State covers a total surface area of and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 896,921. The most important river in ...
. The river flows roughly northwards for about by Cumanacoa
Cumanacoa is a town in the state of Sucre, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Montes Municipality.
In 2012 Hurricane Isaac caused heavy rain in the area and the Manzanares River overflowed its banks in the town of Cumanacoa inundating approxima ...
. Finally it flows by City of Cumaná into the Cariaco Gulf
Cariaco is a town in the state of Sucre, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Ribero Municipality. It stands a short distance up the Cariaco river and its port immediately on the coast is known as Puerto Sucre. It is at the head of the Gulf of C ...
of the Caribbean.
History
Historically this river had also been known as the 'Cumaná River', for it has an iconic value in the city of Cumaná.Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, ...
praised the pleasant atmosphere of the river banks in his travelogue ''Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent'' (1814–29)
In 2012, Hurricane Isaac caused heavy rain in the area and the Manzanares overflowed its banks in the town of Cumanacoa inundating approximately 1,200 homes many of which were damaged and a few destroyed. Some residents had to be airlifted to safety. Similar flooding occurred elsewhere in the country, such as in Caracas where 40 families had to be evacuated.
This river is the subject of ''Rio Manzanares'', a famous Parang
Parang is a popular folk music originating from Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago that was brought to Trinidad and Tobago by Venezuelan migrants who were primarily of Amerindian, Spanish, Mestizo, Pardo, and African heritage, something which ...
song composed by José Antonio López in Cumaná in 1958./ref>
See also
*List of rivers of Venezuela
This is a list of rivers in Venezuela.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean Amazon Basin
* ''Amazon River'' (Brazil)
** Rio Negro
*** Cas ...
*Parang
Parang is a popular folk music originating from Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago that was brought to Trinidad and Tobago by Venezuelan migrants who were primarily of Amerindian, Spanish, Mestizo, Pardo, and African heritage, something which ...
References
External links
*Environmental conditions of the waters of the Manzanares River, Cumaná-Sucre, Venezuela
Rivers of Venezuela Geography of Sucre (state) {{Venezuela-river-stub