The Río Grande (or Río Guapay) in Bolivia rises on the southern slope of the Cochabamba mountains, east of the city
Cochabamba
Cochabamba (; ) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital (political), capital of the Cochabamba Department and the list of cities in Bolivia, fourth largest city in Bolivia, with ...
, at . At its source, it is known as the
Rocha River. It crosses the Cochabamba valley basin in a westerly direction, turning south east after and after another joining the
Arque River at and an elevation of .
From this junction the river receives the name
Caine River for and continues to flow in a south easterly direction, before it is called Río Grande. After a total of the river turns north east and in a wide curve flows round the lowland city of
Santa Cruz.
After , the Río Grande joins the
Ichilo River at which is a tributary to the
Mamoré.
References
Rivers of Beni Department
Rivers of Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
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