Sinú River ( Spanish : Río Sinú ), is a river in northwestern Colombia that flows mostly through the Córdoba Department and into the Caribbean. It is the third most important river in the Caribbean Region , after the Magdalena River and the Cauca River . It is born in the Antioquia Department , flowing south to north for 415 kilometres (258 mi) until flowing into the Caribbean Sea. The river is navigable for only half of its length, 200 kilometres (120 mi) starting in Montería , the largest city in its basin. Also, this river is the main tourist attraction of Montería decorated with the first avenue when it passes by Montería.
6-666: The river flows between the eastern and middle prongs of the Cordillera Occidental. The river flows through the Sinú Valley dry forests ecoregion. In general, the aquatic fauna shows connections with the Magdalena – Cauca River basin, but also the Atrato River basin. There has been extensive habitat destruction in the region, causing problems to many species in the area. Two parrots that are endemic to
12-1341: A dry season with little rainfall from December to March. The rest of months lack a strict pattern of rainfall, except for the peak of October which has a rainfall mean that is very high compared to the rest of the year. Monthly rainfall ranges from 24.8 millimetres (0.98 in) in December to 241.5 millimetres (9.51 in) in October. The ecoregion is in the neotropical realm, in the tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests biome. Endangered mammals include black-headed spider monkey ( Ateles fusciceps ), Geoffroy's spider monkey ( Ateles geoffroyi ) and red-crested tree-rat ( Santamartamys rufodorsalis ). Endangered amphibians include yellowbelly mushroomtongue salamander ( Bolitoglossa flaviventris ), Franklin's climbing salamander ( Bolitoglossa franklini ), Sierra Juarez brook frog ( Duellmanohyla ignicolor ), greater spikethumb frog ( Plectrohyla avia ), Guatemala spikethumb frog ( Plectrohyla guatemalensis ), pop-eyed spikethumb frog ( Plectrohyla lacertosa ), arcane spikethumb frog ( Plectrohyla sagorum ), brown false brook salamander ( Pseudoeurycea brunnata ) and Goebel's false brook salamander ( Pseudoeurycea goebeli ). The World Wildlife Fund gives
18-503: A sample location at coordinates 10°15′N 74°15′W / 10.25°N 74.25°W / 10.25; -74.25 the Köppen climate classification is "Tropical wet and dry or savanna (Aw)". Mean temperatures range from 26.9 °C (80.4 °F) in October to 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) in March and April. Total annual rainfall is about 1,490 millimetres (59 in). There is
24-645: Is an ecoregion in the north of Colombia . The Sinú Valley is an area of 2,512,288 hectares (6,208,000 acres). located within the zone of parallel, north-northeast trending hills that lies between the low-point Magdalena and the Gulf of Urabá in Northwestern Colombia. In the north, the ecoregion surrounds the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Santa Marta montane forests ecoregion. To
30-681: The north it transitions into patches of the Guajira–Barranquilla xeric scrub ecoregion, and into a section of Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves along the coast. To the southeast it transitions into the Cordillera Oriental montane forests ecoregion and in the south meets the Magdalena Valley montane forests ecoregion. To the southwest it transitions into the Magdalena–Urabá moist forests ecoregion. At
36-670: The river valley, the Sinú brown-throated parakeet ( Aratinga pertinax griseipecta ) and the Sinú parakeet ( Pyrrhura picta subandina ), have not been recorded for decades and are feared extinct . The Urra Dam built by the company Urrá is on the Sinú River. This article related to a river in Colombia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sin%C3%BA Valley dry forests The Sinú Valley dry forests (NT0229)
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