Colombia is a country that not only has a wide variety of fauna and Florabeing one of the richest countries in this matter, as explained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Colombia is the most biodiverse country per square kilometer, It has 311 types of continental and marine ecosystems and 53% of the territory covered by different types of forests.”
In that sense, our country is also characterized by having river systems of high importance not only at the national level, but also at the continental level.
“Thanks to its privileged location, the country has remarkable hydrography. The territory has four very important hydrographic slopes: Caribbean, Pacific, Orinoco and Amazon. Being that of the Caribbean, the most important, since it includes the Magdalena River, the most important waterway in Colombia, as well as other rivers and water currents that come down from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta”, according to the information that rests in the website of the country brand ‘Colombia the country of beauty’.
One of the ideas that strengthens this concept is that the largest river in the world passes through Colombia.
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What is the largest river in the world?
On the country brand website ‘Colombia the country of beauty’it is explained that The largest river in the world is the Amazonthat “contributes one fifth of the total freshwater supply to the global oceans, and also, it has the largest drainage basin of all the rivers in the world, it was formed 9 million years ago.”
However, this river passes through Colombia. “It was born in Peruvian territory, the majority is concentrated in Brazil and reaches Colombia,” as explained by the Aquae Foundation.
And, although there is a presence of this ecosystem in the country, it does not mean that it is the longest.
Why is the Amazon not the largest river in Colombia?
The above is because Colombia has 42 rivers, of which 5 stand out mainly, among these, the one that is considered the longest in the country.
Its about Putumayo River.
Corpoamazoníacorporation for the sustainable development of the southern Amazon, an entity that aims to reduce environmental conflicts, strengthening the role of environmental authority, with the active participation of institutional actors and agents, explained on its website that this river is the longest from the country.
“The Putumayo River has a length of 2,063 km, of which, 1,580 km are navigable between Puerto Asís, in Putumayo, and Tarapacá, in Amazonas, 1,500 km run through Colombia, It is the longest river that circulates in the interior of the country,” explains the entity.
Adding that this ecosystem “It is born in the Colombian Massif and defines the borders between Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Its main tributaries on its left bank downstream are the Piñuña Blanco, Caucayá, Cara Paraná, Sabaloyaco, Igará Paraná, and Pupuña rivers.
