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The Caura, is a tributary of the Orinoco River, located in Bolívar State in Venezuela. Its flow is the second after the Caroni River among the affluents of the Orinoco River, with almost . The river is inhabited by both the Ye'kuana and Sanema indigenous groups. ==Basin== The Caura River is about long. Its major tributary is the Erebato. Both rivers emerge from the Jaua-Sarisariñama Plateau, more than above sea level). The Caura is navigable up to Para Falls (Salto Pará), an impressive waterfall formed by two branches of the river with an island in the middle Both branches have some rapids and join in one of the most remarkable waterfalls in the Orinoco basin, not because of its height, but because of the impressive flow of water. The Caura is a Blackwater river, like the Caroní, the Ventuari River and the upper Orinoco. The Caura is wide at Musinacio (Musiú Ignacio 〔Musiú Ignacio was a pirate along the Orinoco Basin, having his hideaway on the Caura's mouth at the Orinoco〕), the point where it joins the Orinoco, wide at this point. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Caura River (Venezuela)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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