Ariguaní River () is a

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in northern

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's Caribbean Region born in 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 ...

mountain range in the area of the municipality of Pueblo Bello. The Ariguaní is an affluent of the

Cesar River The Cesar River () 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 Perijá, an exten ...

and flows from north to south into it near the town of

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. The Ariguaní River is also a natural and political border between the

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and Magdalena

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Basin

* Mallorquin stream * El Jobo * Las Mulas * Garrapaso * Espíritu Santo * Las Pavas Creek

References

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