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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)

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

From BBC Jun. 10, 2025

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

“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

The upper sources of the Cauca flow through a highly volcanic region, and are so impregnated with sulphuric and other acids that fish cannot live in them.

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

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