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Physical map of the northern Andes and the Orinoco River basin, covering parts of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and northern Brazil. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation, highlights major mountain ranges, rivers, and drainage networks, and marks international and political boundaries as well as key cities. An inset locator map shows the region's position in northern South America. Indigenous dwelling Orinoco River, Venezuela Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela Llanos Mangroves Catfish Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) lying on its stomach on sandy ground, facing the camera with its legs splayed out. An adult capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) stands in shallow water beside two young capybaras, all with brown fur and rounded bodies. Yanomami
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Orinoco River, Venezuela
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Discover how Venezuela harnessed hydroelectric power from the Orinoco River
Hydroelectric plants on the Orinoco River, Venezuela
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Northern Andes and the Orinoco River basin
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Indigenous dwelling
A Warao dwelling on stilts in the rainforest along the Orinoco River in Venezuela....
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Orinoco River, Venezuela
Orinoco River near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela.
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Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, on the south bank of the Orinoco River.
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Llanos
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Mangroves
A mangrove forest along the Orinoco River delta in Venezuela.
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Catfish
A red-tail catfish (Phractocephalus hemiliopterus), native to the Amazon,...
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Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
A large adult Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) lying on a sandy...
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Capybara
Adult capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) with her young.
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Yanomami
Men of the village of Irotatheri in Venezuela.
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Warao village
Warao village in the Orinoco River delta, Venezuela.
© Elena Lebedeva Hooft/Shutterstock.com
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