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 () 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 ...
in northern
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
by the city of
Valledupar
Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. The ...
. In the indigenous
Chimila language, ''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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