The Guatapurí River, or Rio Guatapurí in Spanish, is a river that flows from the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta into the Cesar River in northern Colombia by the city of Valledupar. In the indigenous Chimila language, Guatapurí means "cold water".[1]

Guatapurí River
Guatapurí River in the outskirts of Valledupar
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EtymologyChimila: "cold water"
Native nameRío Guatapurí (Spanish)
Location
CountryColombia
Physical characteristics
SourceCuriba Lake
 • elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)
MouthCesar River
Length80 km (50 mi)

Its main source is the Curiba Lake which is 4,400 metres (14,400 ft) above sea level. The Guatapurí is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) long. Among its major affluents are waters from the Curiba Lake, Donachui river, Capitanejo river, and Los Mangos river.

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Marcos Fidel Vega Seña (2005), Vallenato: Cultura y sentimiento, U. Cooperativa de Colombia. p14.
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