Potaro

American  

[puh-tahr-oh] / pəˈtɑr oʊ /

noun

1. a river in central Guyana: Kaieteur Falls, one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 kilometers) long.

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Etymology

Origin of Potaro

First recorded in 1840–45; “Black (River)” in an Indigenous language

Example Sentences

Without expertise and logistical support from local residents, navigating the remote Kaieteur National Park, the oldest protected area in the Amazon, and the Upper Potaro region would have been near impossible.

From BBC

In recent years, he began his memoirs; the first volume, Potaro Dreams: My Youth in Guyana, is projected to appear in 2013.

From The Guardian

Another large tributary of the Essequibo is the Potaro, on which, at 1130 ft. above sea-level and in 5� 8′ N. and 59� 19′ W., is the celebrated Kaieteur fall, discovered in 1870 by Mr C. Barrington Brown while engaged on a geological survey.

From Project Gutenberg

The principal gold districts are on the Essequibo and its tributaries—the chief being the Cuyuni, Mazaruni, Potaro and Conawarook—and on the Barima, Barama and Waini rivers in the north-west district.

From Project Gutenberg

Steamers run daily to and from Georgetown and Wismar, and launches to and from Rockstone and Tumatumari Fall on the Potaro, and all expeditions for the goldfields of the Essequibo and its tributaries above Rockstone travel by this route.

From Project Gutenberg