The Sickle of Minamá (Spanish: Hoz de Minamá) is a deep depression[1] located in southwestern Colombia, in the territories of the Nariño[2] and Cauca Departments, created by the Patía River at its outlet to the Pacific Ocean, and is part of the upper valley Patía.[3]

Sickle of Minamá.

The Sickle of Minamá has a height of 380–400 meters above sea level, and is over 1 km deep and 60 km long, cutting from side to side of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia.

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  1. ^ Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas). Montalban 38. Universidad Catolica Andres. p. 91. GGKEY:4K47H97QN9R. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. ^ Mabel Pachón R. (2006). Master: diccionario enciclopédico. Editorial Norma. p. 663. ISBN 978-958-04-5385-7. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. ^ Francisco Uriel Zuluaga; Mario Diego Romero (2007). Sociedad, cultura y resistencia negra en Colombia y Ecuador. Universidad del Valle. p. 75. ISBN 978-958-670-517-2. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

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