La Grita (river)
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La Grita is a river that partly runs along the Colombian-Venezuelan border. Copper mining has taken place near it.[1]
It was navigable from the port of Guamas (puerto de Guamas) by boats ("bongos") and canoes.[2]
The town of La Fria borders the river.[3] The town of La Grita is at the confluence of La Grita River and the Zulia River.[3][4][5]
In 1926 plans to extend the Tachira Railway from Oropé Station to the river were noted.[6]
Parque El Pinar overlooks the river.[7]
A master's degree paper was written at the University of the Andes about the river basin's tropical ecology in 2013.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Latin-American Year Book for Investors and Merchants for ..." Criterion Newspaper Syndicate. November 24, 1919 – via Google Books.
- ^ Briceño, Pedro Sicard (November 24, 1922). "Geografia militar de Colombia". E. M. G. – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Commerce, United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic (November 24, 1927). "Railways of South America". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Mosquera, Tomás Cipriano (November 24, 1853). "Memoir on the Physical and Political Geography of New Granada". T. Dwight – via Google Books.
- ^ Parra, Juan Jones (November 24, 1957). "Pocket Atlas of Venezuela". Litografia Miangolarra Hnos. – via Google Books.
- ^ Union, Pan American (November 24, 1926). "Monthly Bulletin of the International Bureau of the American Republics". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Bauman, Janice (November 24, 1987). "Guide to Venezuela". E. Armitano – via Google Books.
- ^ Filho, Walter Leal; Nagy, Gustavo J.; Borga, Marco; Muñoz, Pastor David Chávez; Magnuszewski, Artur (February 14, 2020). "Climate Change, Hazards and Adaptation Options: Handling the Impacts of a Changing Climate". Springer Nature – via Google Books.