The Guáitara River (Spanish: Río Guáitara) is a river of Colombia. It is a tributary of the Patía River.

Guáitara River
Bridge over the Guáitara at Las Lajas Sanctuary, Ipiales
Guáitara River is located in Colombia
Guáitara River
Mouth location in Colombia
Native nameRío Guáitara (Spanish)
Location
CountryColombia
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
01°35′16″N 77°26′47″W / 1.58778°N 77.44639°W / 1.58778; -77.44639
Basin features
River systemPatía River

Course

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The Guáitara River rises on the border of Ecuador and Colombia on the slopes of Chiles Volcano and initially flows east, eventually turning north to join the Patia. It is called the Carchi River in Ecuador.

In its lower reaches the river is in the Patía Valley dry forests ecoregion.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Constantino, Emilio, South America: Colombia (NT0225), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, archived from the original on 2016-12-29, retrieved 2017-04-16