Pamplonita River

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The Pamplonita River is the main river of the colombian city of Cúcuta and one of the most important of the Norte de Santander Department.

The necessity to transport the cacao, main wealth of the region formerly, turned Pamplonita river during centuries XVIII and XIX the main axis of its economy.

It is born, to 3000 ms of height, in the hill of Altogrande, the desert of Fontibón, the neighborhoods of Pamplona.

It descends by the valley of the Cariongo, leaves by the big hole of Pamplona and follows towards the northwest, until the height of Chinácota, receives waters of the gorge Honda and continues lowering until the valley of Cúcuta, through where it happens tired, and when leaving it is joined with the Táchira, until ending at the mighty Zulia river, that throws them to the lake of Maracaibo. Most of his course one occurs to 150 ms on the level of the sea.

Its river basin is located on the Eastern mountain range, extending by the southwest of North of Santander, from Pamplona to Puerto Santander.