Kaituma River
river, Guyana
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The Kaituma River is a river in northern Guyana. It is a tributary of the Barima River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The Kaituma River is approximately 350 miles (560 km) long, but rapids impede navigation. Its economic significance is less as a transportation artery than as a source of alluvial gold and diamonds. The rivers of Guyana, including the Kaituma's watershed, are part of the Amazon and Orinoco river systems.12
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