Casiquiare
Casiquiare, navigable waterway in southern Venezuela. It branches off from the Orinoco River downstream from La Esmeralda and meanders generally southwestward for approximately 140 miles (225 km), joining the Guainía River to form the Negro River, a major affluent of the Amazon, across from Sardina, Colombia.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy McKenna.
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Article Title:
Casiquiare
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
09 November 2011
Access Date:
November 13, 2026