Guáitara River

River in Colombia
01°35′16″N 77°26′47″W / 1.58778°N 77.44639°W / 1.58778; -77.44639Basin featuresRiver systemPatía River

The Guáitara River (Spanish: Río Guáitara) is a river of Colombia. It is a tributary of the Patía River.

Course

The Guáitara River rises on the border of Ecuador and Colombia on the slopes of Chiles Volcano and initially flows east, eventually turning north to join the Patia. It is called the Carchi River in Ecuador.

In its lower reaches the river is in the Patía Valley dry forests ecoregion.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Constantino, Emilio, South America: Colombia (NT0225), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, archived from the original on 2016-12-29, retrieved 2017-04-16
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