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The San Juan River (Spanish: Río San Juan) is a Colombian river that flows into the Pacific Ocean through the Chocó Department. It is approximately 380 kilometres (240 mi) and drains a watershed of 16,000 square kilometres (6,200 sq mi). The river drains into a large delta that covers nearly 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi).
Map of the Amazon River drainage basin with the Amazon River highlighted The Amazon River drainage basin; with the Casiquiare River, a distributary of the Orinoco River flowing southward into the Negro River, in Venezuela, South America. As such, it forms a unique natural canal between the Orinoco and Amazon river systems.
The San Juan de Micay River is a river of Colombia. It drains into the Pacific Ocean. The river basin is in the Chocó–Darién moist forests ecoregion, an area of dense tropical rainforest with exceptionally high rainfall. [1]
1.3 Colombia. 1.4 Costa Rica. ... San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, ... San Juan del Río (disambiguation) San Juan River (disambiguation)
Salaqúí River; Saldaña River; Samaná Norte River; San Cipriano, Valle del Cauca; San Francisco River (Bogotá) San Jorge River; San Juan de Micay River; San Juan River (Colombia) San Miguel River (Colombia) Sanquianga River; Sarare River; Sardinata River; Sinú River; Soacha River; Sogamoso River; Suárez River; Subachoque River; Sumapaz River
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the San Juan and the Atrato rivers attracted considerable attention as part of a feasible route for a trans-isthmian canal in Colombia. [4] William Kennish , an engineer and inventor from the Isle of Man and Royal British Navy veteran, proposed an aqueduct making use of the Atrato River and its tributary ...
Jardín (English: Garden), is a town and municipality in the southwest region of Antioquia, Colombia. It is bounded by the Andes, Jericó, and Támesis municipalities to the north and the Caldas department to the south. The municipality is located between the San Juan River and a branch of the Western Cordillera. Jardín is identified by its ...
The Mira River is navigable for the 88 kilometres (55 mi) it flows through Nariño Department of Colombia to the Pacific The Mira is joined by the San Juan River, a major tributary. This is a rainforest region with only a small population devoted mostly to the cultivation of bananas and African oil Palm. [7]