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Desaguadero |
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Desaguadero (dāsägwäthā`rō), river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, flowing SE from Lake Titicaca to Lake Poopó, W Bolivia. It is used for irrigation in its northern course. Its flow diminishes toward the south and its banks become less densely populated. 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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On January 31, 2000, a Transredes oil pipeline erupted and dumped an estimated 10,000 barrels of refined crude oil and gasoline into the Desaguadero River, which supports indigenous communities such as the Uru Muratos. A broken pipeline that gushed 10,000 barrels of oil into the Desaguadero River has turned into yet another headache for Enron. Monitoring will extend from Zarumilla near Ecuador's border in the north to Santa Rosa close to Chile's border in the south, and from Desaguadero in the east to Arequipa in the west. |
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