The Táchira River is a river located in

Táchira Táchira State ( es, Estado Táchira, ) is one of the 24 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,908. At the end of the 19t ...

and it divides the border that exists between

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and

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in that western state. The

Simón Bolívar International Bridge The Simón Bolívar International Bridge ( es, Puente Internacional Simón Bolívar) is a bridge across the Táchira River on the Venezuela–Colombia border, connecting the city of San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela with the small town of ...

across the Táchira River connects the city of San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela with the small town of

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in Colombia. The first major city in Colombia after the border is

Cúcuta Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Eastern ...

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