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Cauca

American  
[kou-kah] / ˈkaʊ kɑ /

noun

  1. a river in W Colombia: tributary of the Magdalena. 600 miles (965 km) long.


Cauca British  
/ ˈkauka /

noun

  1. a river in W Colombia, rising in the northwest and flowing north to the Magdalena River. Length: about 1350 km (840 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The threats in the Cauca Valley are not limited to the sugar industry.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

The battle occurred in the dense rainforests of Valle del Cauca, western Colombia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

The data showed that Narino, Bolivar and Valle del Cauca provinces were the site of the most seizures last year.

From Reuters • Jan. 29, 2023

She said on Twitter members of her security team had found the device planted on the road to her family home in the village of Yolombó in Suarez, Cauca.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023

From Carthago we went to Popayan by way of Buga, crossing the fine Cauca valley, and skirting along the mountain of Choca, with the platina-mines for which it is famous.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon

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