Main source Cordillera Occidental Length 400 km Country Colombia | River mouth Pacific Ocean Source Cordillera Occidental | |
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The Patía River (Spanish: Río Patía) is a river in southwestern Colombia. It flows over 400 kilometres (250 mi) to drain into the Pacific Ocean north of Tumaco. The Patía River is the longest river on the Colombian Pacific Coast. The last 90 kilometres (56 mi) is navigable by boat.
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Map of R%C3%ADo Patia, Colombia
Geography
The Patía River begins in the Department of Cauca south of the city of Popayán near the town of Timbío. The source of the river begins in the gap between the West Andes and Central Andes very near the source of the Cauca River.
An 1853 watercolor by Manuel María Paz shows a mestizo or indigenous family on horseback herding cattle in a field near the Patía River.
References
Patía River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA