The Quinimarí River () is a river in northwestern Venezuela. The Quinimarí River rises in the Tamá Massif. It drains the southern slope of the

Táchira depression Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...

. It is located in the municipality of Córdoba in the state of

Táchira Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...

, Venezuela. It joins the Torbes River and then flows into the

Uribante River The Uribante River is a river of Venezuela, a tributary of the Apure River. The river is in the Orinoco The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers approximat ...

, a tributary of the

Apure River The Apure River is a river of southwestern Venezuela, formed by the confluence of the Sarare and Uribante near Guasdualito, in Venezuela, at , and flowing across the Llanos into the Orinoco. It provides significant transportation in the area. Ori ...

, in the

Orinoco The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers approximately 1 million km2, with 65% of it in Venezuela and 35% in Colombia. It is the List of rivers by discharge, f ...

basin. The Quinimarí basin holds extensive areas producing coffee and sugar cane, which are favored by the humid mountain climate of the area. The river is named after the "Quenemaríes" indigenous people that inhabited this part of the

Venezuelan Andes The Venezuelan Andes (Spanish: ''Andes Venezolanos'') also simply known as the Andes (Spanish: ''Los Andes'') in Venezuela, are a mountain system that form the northernmost extension of the Andes. They are fully identified, both by their geologi ...

. Settlements on the river's banks include villages such as San Vicente de La Revancha, Río Chiquito, La Petrolea, Estación Santa Ana and

Santa Ana del Táchira Santa Ana del Tachira is a town in Táchira (state), Táchira, Venezuela, capital of Córdoba Municipality, Táchira, Córdoba Municipality. It is located 810 meters above sea level on the banks of the Quinimarí River in the Andes. Founded in 186 ...

, capital of the municipality. La Petrolea on the left bank is where oil exploration began in Venezuela in 1878 after a strong earthquake devastated the area and released the so-called "black gold" in the Quebrada La Alquitrana, a tributary just from the Quinimarí River. Oil still flows from the subsoil in small quantities, a factor that limits the use of the river as a tourist attraction.

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