Desaguadero River

The river near the town of Desaguadero, eastern Mendoza

The Desaguadero River (Spanish: Río Desaguadero, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o ðesaɣwaˈðeɾo]) is a river in Argentina.

It is one of the major rivers that supplies the irrigated areas of Cuyo, and it flows in the eastern border of that region.[1]

History

The river marked the traditional boundary between the vice-royalties of Buenos Aires and Peru.[2]

Map of the Colorado River (in orange) and Desaguadero River (in yellow) drainage basins

References

  1. ↑ Kenneth D. Frederick (1975). "Historical Growth". Water Management and Agricultural Development: A Case Study of the Cuyo region of Argentina (2011 ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 23.
  2. ↑ David Marley. Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present. ABC Clio. p. 588.
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