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Ranchería River

River in Colombia

Field	Value
name	Ranchería
name_etymology	Traditional Settlement of the Wayuu people
image	Ranchería River Mouth in Riohacha.jpg
image_caption	Ranchería River Mouth in Riohacha
map	RioRancheria.JPG
map_caption	Map of the Ranchería River watershed
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Colombia
subdivision_type5	Cities
subdivision_name5
length	150 km
source1	Southern La Guajira Department, North Eastern Magdalena Department
source1_location	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
source1_elevation	Approx. 3000 m
mouth	Caribbean Sea
mouth_location	Riohacha, Colombia
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The Ranchería River () is a river located in northern La Guajira Department, Colombia. Born in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta southern steps flows south, abruptly turns northeast and then north where it finally flows into the Caribbean Sea. It is the main river of La Guajira Department and has great significance for the Wayuu people.

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The river flows down to a region of water scarcity in the semi-desert lowlands to the north and west. Four water management phases were envisaged, but by 2021 only dam construction has been completed and pipelines for irrigation, which are not connected. Irrigation connections, aqueducts and a seven megawatts hydroelectric plant are programmed but there are significant accusations that they have been uncompleted due to corruption and mismanagement.

2007 floods

On April 22, 2007, the Rancheria river flooded the municipality of Manaure in La Guajira after three or four days of continuous precipitation. The town of Manaure suffered floods in 24 neighborhoods and some 30 communities in the rural area of the municipality and also affected sections of the municipality of Riohacha. Flood victims (some 1,250 families, mostly pertaining to the Wayuu ethnic group) had to be evacuated on boats and jet skis by the Colombian Red Cross and the Colombian Civil Defense due to the difficult conditions in the area. They also delivered medical and food supplies. The Governor of La Guajira José González, was also present in the area and asked the national government for assistance and aid.

References

"Ríos de Colombia".
[http://www.portafolio.com.co/porta_dono_online/DOC_ATPA/atpa/ARCHIVO/ARCHIVO-2783088-0.pdf Revista Portafolio - Rio Rancheria] {{webarchive. link. (2007-06-07)
(18 June 2015). "Colombia's pipes to nowhere: Villagers die of thirst as corruption stalls dam project".
Susana Carmona, Claudia Puerta Silva. 2020. How do environmental impact assessments fail to prevent social conflict? Government technologies in a dam project in Colombia. ''Journal of Political Ecology'' 27. 1072-1091.
(18 June 2015). "Colombia's pipes to nowhere: Villagers die of thirst as corruption stalls dam project".
[http://www.eltiempo.com/nacion/caribe/2007-04-26/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3531020.html El Tiempo: Desbordamiento del río Ranchería afecta a 1.250 familias de La Guajira] (Flooding of Rancheri River affects 1,250 families in La Guajira)

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