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Orinoco

Also known as Orinoco River

The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers of South America, flowing about 2,140 kilometres from the Guiana Highlands through Venezuela and along the Colombian border to a vast delta on the Atlantic. Its plains, the llanos, were a battleground of the independence wars, and its town of Angostura served as Bolívar's base. Early explorers sought the legendary El Dorado along its course.

Orinoco
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Spanish TrinidadThird Republic of Venezuela

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Orinoco. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/orinoco
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