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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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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

The data showed that Narino, Bolivar and Valle del Cauca provinces were the site of the most seizures last year.

From Reuters • Jan. 29, 2023

Márquez’s activist roots lie here in La Toma, one of a number of predominantly Afro-Colombian townships in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2022

I was mining and hunting graves in the Cauca region, sometimes going up the Magdalena, too, and working on both sides of the river.

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis