La Esmeralda
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This article is about the town in Venezuela. For other uses, see La Esmeralda (disambiguation).
La Esmeralda is a small settlement in and the capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River.
The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield and a military outpost.
La Esmeralda is located at 3°10′26″N 65°32′48″W / 3.17389°N 65.54667°WCoordinates: 3°10′26″N 65°32′48″W / 3.17389°N 65.54667°W.
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