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Cauca (kou`kä), river, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Central, near Popayán, W Colombia. It flows north in a rift valley between the Cordillera Central and Cordillera Occidental to the Magdalena River. It is navigable in its lower course and drains a fertile valley; coffee is the chief crop. The valley has many minerals including gold. There is a river-control and utilization scheme on the upper Cauca. Cauca a river in W Colombia, rising in the northwest and flowing north to the Magdalena River. Length: about 1350 km (840 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As part of the Vaile del Cauca state government, Tascon consulted on infrastructure projects. This left five zones for ecoepidemiologic analysis: Pacific, Atlantic, Amazon and Eastern Plains, Cauca River Valley, and Magdalena River Valley. 1) Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA; (2) Laboratorio de Genetica Humana, Departamento de Ciencas Fisiologicas, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia |
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