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Length. 965 km (600 mi) The Cauca River ( Spanish: Río Cauca) is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. From its headwaters in southwestern Colombia near the city of Popayán, it joins the Magdalena River near Magangué in Bolívar Department, and the combined river eventually flows out into the Caribbean ...
Cauca Department. / 2.450°N 76.617°W / 2.450; -76.617. Cauca Department ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkawka], Spanish: Departamento del Cauca) is a department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, [4] the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department ...
The Magdalena River ( Spanish: Río Magdalena, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o maɣðaˈlena]; less commonly Rio Grande de la Magdalena) [ 5] is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about 1,528 kilometres (949 mi) through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene.
The department of Valle del Cauca is located in the western part of the country, between 3° 5′ N and 5° 1′ N latitude and 75° 42′ W and 77° 33′ W longitude. It borders the departments of Risaralda and Quindío to the north, Cauca to the south, Tolima to the east, and Chocó and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The valley is ...
Santiago de Cali ( Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe ˈkali] ), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by DANE in 2023. [ 3 ] The city spans 560.3 km 2 (216.3 sq mi) with 120.9 km 2 (46.7 sq mi) of urban area, [ 4 ] making Cali the ...
The Ituango Dam, also referred to as the Pescadero-Ituango Dam or Hidroituango, is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Cauca River near Ituango in Antioquia Department, Colombia. The primary purpose of the project is hydroelectric power generation and its power plant will have an installed capacity of 2,456 megawatts ...
2,925 km 2 (1,129 sq mi) Discharge. • average. 92 m 3 /s (3,200 cu ft/s) La Vieja River ( Spanish: Río La Vieja) is a river in the Colombian departments of Quindío, Valle del Cauca and Risaralda. It is a major tributary of the Cauca River . The river is formed by the joining of the Quindío River and the Barragán River in an area known as ...
The Puracé National Natural Park ( Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural Puracé) is a national park located in the Andean region of Colombia, southeast of the city of Popayán in the Cordillera Central range. Its main feature is the active stratovolcano Puracé, [1] one of Colombia's most active volcanoes. [2] Four of the country's most important ...