Cauca

American

[kou-kah] / ˈkaʊ kɑ /

noun

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

Cauca British

/ ˈkauka /

noun

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

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This could help explain its prevalence in Risaralda, Chocó and Valle del Cauca, neighbouring departments that either are home to, or border, large Afro-Colombian populations.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Cauca Valley is home to the country's sugar industry, and he is a local representative of Sintrainagro, Colombia's largest agricultural trade union.

From BBC ● May 18, 2025

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024

“Currently, excavators in Bajo Cauca pump out almost 30 million cubic meters of earth and dump tonnes of mercury into the Cauca river,” Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said in the press conference.

From Reuters ● Mar. 10, 2023

This range runs in a north-north-east direction and separates the valleys of the Magdalena and Cauca, terminating in some low hills south-west of El Banco, a small town on the lower Magdalena.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

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