The Inírida ( Spanish pronunciation: [iˈniɾiða] , Spanish: Río Inírida) is a river in the north-west of South America , in the territory of Colombia , the largest tributary of the Guaviare (the Orinoco River basin).
9-481: The length of the river is 1,300 km (810 mi), 1,000 km (620 mi) of which are navigable for small vessels. There are rapids and waterfalls in the upper and middle courses of the river. The river has a dark colour due to the abundance of plant residues. It originates in the Tuhani mountains in the department of Guaviare , 25 km (16 mi) from Cerro Pintado . In the upper course it flows first to
18-545: The Amazon rubber boom of the 1910s and 1940s. Many families migrated from the centre of the country, seeking fast revenue and escaping from the bi-partisan violence taking place in other regions of Colombia. Nevertheless, the 'rubber fever' ended quickly, leaving the new inhabitants of Guaviare alone in an immense rainforest difficult to conquer. The boom of cocaine in the second half of the 20th century attracted new colonizers who migrated from other impoverished regions attracted by
27-480: The city of San Fernando de Atabapo. 3°54′30″N 67°55′00″W / 3.90833°N 67.91667°W / 3.90833; -67.91667 This article related to a river in Colombia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Guaviare Department Guaviare ( Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈβjaɾe] ) is a department of Colombia . It is in the southern central region of
36-608: The coca revenues. Following this new wave of colonization, the territory started growing almost 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of coca per year. Several segments of Guaviare's territory were controlled by drug traffickers and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) guerrilla group during this period in which violence was widespread and clashes between the factions of the Colombian armed conflict were constant. According to Colombia's Victims Unit,
45-604: The conflict in Guaviare has had more than 93,000 victims since 1985, with more than 83,000 displaced and 6,612 dead. The Colombian government's efforts to fight against coca cultivation have faced several difficulties. Aerial aspersion of glyphosate over the coca crops was suspended by a judicial order as it was potentially risky for the health of the inhabitants. Additionally, plans to replace coca with other crops have encountered legal, environmental, and economic restrains that limit their viability. None of these crops could match
54-412: The country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare . Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991, by the new Political Constitution of Colombia . Up until that point, it was a national territory that operated as a commissariat, segregated from territory of the then Commissariat of Vaupés on December 23, 1977. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Nukak people , Guaviare was one of the regions colonized during
63-1305: The department. The Nukak , a nomadic tribe that was uncontacted until 1988, live in Guaviare. [REDACTED] Amazonas [REDACTED] Antioquia [REDACTED] Arauca [REDACTED] Atlántico [REDACTED] Bolívar [REDACTED] Boyacá [REDACTED] Caldas [REDACTED] Caquetá [REDACTED] Casanare [REDACTED] Cauca [REDACTED] Cesar [REDACTED] Chocó [REDACTED] Córdoba [REDACTED] Cundinamarca [REDACTED] Guainía [REDACTED] Guaviare [REDACTED] Huila [REDACTED] La Guajira [REDACTED] Magdalena [REDACTED] Meta [REDACTED] Nariño [REDACTED] N. Santander [REDACTED] Putumayo [REDACTED] Quindío [REDACTED] Risaralda [REDACTED] San Andrés [REDACTED] Santander [REDACTED] Sucre [REDACTED] Tolima [REDACTED] Valle del Cauca [REDACTED] Vaupés [REDACTED] Vichada Capital district: [REDACTED] Bogotá This Department of Guaviare location article
72-556: The level of profit that coca provided. The introduction of cattle to the region has reduced the farmers' dependence on coca by generating alternative sources of income. However, deforestation caused by cattle-ranching has led to droughts, fires, and loss of biodiversity . The demobilization of the FARC in 2016 has led to the improvement of the living conditions in rural areas of Guaviare, although FARC dissident groups that did not demobilize still exert territorial control of some zones of
81-573: The west, then turns to the east, on the plain it flows in a northeasterly direction. The river mouth is located in the department of Guainía near the town of Inírida , about 25 km (16 mi) from the border with Venezuela . The Guaviare River takes waters of the Inírida, then flows north-east for 25 km (16 mi), and together with the Atabapo River merges with the Orinoco near
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