Cauca

[kou-kah]

noun

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

Cauca

/ 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)

Example Sentences

"This cowardly attack against civilians is a desperate reaction to the loss of control over drug trafficking in Valle del Cauca, Cauca, and Nariño, where the Public Force has neutralized much of this threat," he said on social media.

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The soldiers were seized in the Cauca region, a stronghold of the EMC rebel group, which engages in cocaine production and trafficking.

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Of the 409 minors the Ombudsman's Office identified as having been recruited, about 300 were detected in Cauca, a troubled part of Colombia where coca is grown to make cocaine, that has become a frequent site of military operations.

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Other hotspots for recruitment were Putumayo and Cauca Valley, where the conditions of violence are similar.

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There were 12 attacks in the Cauca region and seven in the Valle del Cauca region, the ministry said.

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