Orinoco River — Major river, South America. It rises on the western slopes of the Parima Mountains along the border between Venezuela and Brazil. It flows in a giant arc through Venezuela for about 1,700 mi (2,740 km) and enters the Atlantic Ocean near the… … Universalium
Caura River (Venezuela) — The Caura is a tributary of the Orinoco River, located in Bolívar State in Venezuela. Its flow is the second after the Caroni River among the affluents of the Orinoco River, with almost 3.000 m³/s.The river is inhabited by both the Ye kuana and… … Wikipedia
Blackwater river — A blackwater river is a river with a deep, slow moving channel that flows through forested swamps and wetlands. Decaying vegetation in the water results in the leaching of tannins from the vegetation, resulting in transparent, acidic water that… … Wikipedia
Meta River — Meta Ferry over the Rio Meta on the road from Puerto Ayacucho to San Fernando de Apure in Venezuela Origin Colombia Mouth … Wikipedia
Pseudolithoxus — Taxobox name = Pseudolithoxus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Loricariidae subfamilia = Hypostominae tribus = Ancistrini genus = Pseudolithoxus genus authority = Isbrücker Werner, 2001… … Wikipedia
Lithoxus — Taxobox name = Lithoxus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Loricariidae subfamilia = Hypostominae tribus = Ancistrini genus = Lithoxus genus authority = Eigenmann, 1910 type species =… … Wikipedia
Theodor Koch-Grunberg — Theodor Koch Grünberg (9 April, 1872, Grũnberg ober Essen, Germany 8 October, 1924, Rio Branco, Brazil) was a German ethnologist and explorer who made a valuable contribution to the study of South America s indigenous people, in particular the… … Wikipedia
Undulated Tinamou — C. undulatus vermiculatus Conservation status … Wikipedia
Leporacanthicus — Taxobox name = Leporacanthicus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Loricariidae subfamilia = Hypostominae tribus = Ancistrini genus = Leporacanthicus genus authority = Isbrücker Nijssen, 1989 … Wikipedia
Arthur O. Friel — Arthur Olney Friel (1887 1959) was one of the most popular writers for the adventure pulps. He began appearing in Adventure magazine in 1919 with stories set in the Amazon jungle featuring the characters Pedro and Lourenço, two rubber industry… … Wikipedia
