Arauca River

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Arauca River
The Arauca at sunset with the Jose Antonio Paez bridge, near the city of Arauca
Location of mouth in Venezuela
Location
Countries	Colombia Venezuela
Physical characteristics
Source	Páramo del Almorzadero
• location	Cerrito, Santander, Colombia
• coordinates	6°59′26″N 72°42′22″W / 6.9906°N 72.7060°W / 6.9906; -72.7060
• elevation	4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Mouth	Orinoco
• location	Bolívar, Venezuela
• coordinates	7°29′46″N 66°31′06″W / 7.4961°N 66.5183°W / 7.4961; -66.5183
• elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Length	1,050 km (650 mi)
Basin size	31,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)

The Arauca River (Spanish: Río Arauca) rises in the Andes Mountains of north-central Colombia and ends at the Orinoco in Venezuela. For part of its run it is the boundary between Colombia and Venezuela. The major city on its banks is Arauca, Colombia and El Amparo, Venezuela.^[1]