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Parapetí River

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44: 372:. Within five kilometers thereafter it is joined by the Misco Mayu River from the right (south) and the Fernandez River from the left (north), whereafter it is known as the Parapetí. Its longest tributary, the western fork of the Caravallo River arises at an altitude of 2,679 m on the northeastern slopes of Tihu Kasa mountain, a summit about seven kilometers northeast of 388:. After being joined by the Fernandez River at Comunidad Rodeo, the Parapetí flows south between the Serrania Alto Fernandez on the west and the Serrania Recete (Serrania Racete) on the east. At 20°20' South latitude it turns east and cuts through the Serrania Recete, meandering past San Juan del Pirai. At 432:
The wetland of the Bañados del Izozog in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz receives most of its water from the Parapetí River, but also has other smaller tributaries from a predominantly western direction. Much of the water in the Bañados del Izozog eventually evaporates due to the high
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On 17 September 2001, the wetlands of the Parapetí River and the Bañados del Izozog were designated under the Ramsar Convention and received international protection. Part of the wetlands was included within the
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of Bolivia and ends in the marshes of the Bañados de Izozog depression. The drainage basin is 25,300 km, and with the inclusion of the Bañados of Izozog is 61,903 km.
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of Bolivia. It is formed by the confluence of four rivers, first the Portuguese River (Rio Portuguesa) and the Caravallo (Caraballo) River come together at
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year-round temperatures. However, in wet years during the rainy season, the marshes overflow and drain into both the Quimome River which flows into
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the Parapetí turns northeast until it is joined by the Rio El Banado from the left (north), and turns generally eastward through
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Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
694:"The Annotated Ramsar List: Bolivia: Bañados del Izozog y el río Parapetí" 173: 93: 59: 581:
Fernandez, Bolivia, Quadrangle, 1:50,000 topographic map, 6733-I, H731
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is a river in Bolivia that has its source on the eastern side the
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TPC P-26B, Tactical Pilotage Chart, Bolivia, Paraguay, 1:500,000
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The Parapetí River arises in the southeastern part of the
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United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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Aquastat, FAO. 2000. 25: 42: 741:Rivers of Chuquisaca Department 724:"Photo: Rio Parapeti de Camiri" 376:, the administrative centre of 181: • coordinates 101: • coordinates 1: 529:"Atlas Municipal: Monteagudo" 66:Physical characteristics 220: • elevation 144:1,485 m (4,872 ft) 140: • elevation 633:"Atlas Municipal: Charagua" 164: • location 84: • location 767: 553:"Atlas Municipal: Azurduy" 258: • average 609:"Atlas Municipal: Camiri" 486:Sites Information Service 311: 307: 270: 266: 244: 232:500 km (310 mi) 148: 70: 41: 422:San Antonio del Parapeti 224:283 m (928 ft) 751:Ramsar sites in Bolivia 506:Río Parapetí (Approved) 408:, then turns east into 406:Lagunillas Municipality 696:. Ramsar Secretariat. 390:San Pablo de Huacareta 451:Río de la Plata Basin 414:Charagua Municipality 402:Santa Cruz Department 360:20.14667°S 64.25306°W 203:18.04056°S 61.64444°W 170:Santa Cruz Department 123:20.14667°S 64.25306°W 90:Chuquisaca Department 382:Azurduy Municipality 365:-20.14667; -64.25306 325:, flows through the 208:-18.04056; -61.64444 128:-20.14667; -64.25306 565:on 5 February 2014. 541:on 5 February 2014. 510:GEOnet Names Server 410:Camiri Municipality 398:Cordillera Province 394:Luis Calvo Province 356: /  199: /  168:Bañados de Izozog, 119: /  428:Bañados del Izozog 420:, flows east past 339:Cordillera Central 300:Reference no. 315: 314: 295:17 September 2001 88:Comunidad Rodeo, 16:(Redirected from 758: 727: 719: 702: 701: 690: 681: 680: 669: 663: 662: 653: 647: 646: 644: 637: 629: 623: 622: 620: 613: 605: 596: 595: 593: 586: 576: 567: 566: 564: 557: 549: 543: 542: 540: 533: 525: 516: 503: 497: 496: 494: 492: 475: 386:Azurduy Province 378:Las Casas Canton 371: 370: 368: 367: 366: 361: 357: 354: 353: 352: 349: 259: 214: 213: 211: 210: 209: 204: 200: 197: 196: 195: 192: 141: 134: 133: 131: 130: 129: 124: 120: 117: 116: 115: 112: 102: 85: 46: 30: 27:River in Bolivia 21: 766: 765: 761: 760: 759: 757: 756: 755: 731: 730: 722: 714: 711: 706: 705: 692: 691: 684: 671: 670: 666: 655: 654: 650: 642: 635: 631: 630: 626: 618: 611: 607: 606: 599: 591: 584: 578: 577: 570: 562: 555: 551: 550: 546: 538: 531: 527: 526: 519: 504: 500: 490: 488: 477: 476: 472: 467: 435:Concepción Lake 430: 396:, and into the 364: 362: 358: 355: 350: 347: 345: 343: 342: 335: 279: 257: 221: 207: 205: 201: 198: 193: 190: 188: 186: 185: 182: 165: 139: 127: 125: 121: 118: 113: 110: 108: 106: 105: 100: 83: 37: 34: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 764: 762: 754: 753: 748: 743: 733: 732: 729: 728: 720: 710: 709:External links 707: 704: 703: 682: 664: 648: 624: 597: 568: 544: 517: 498: 469: 468: 466: 463: 447:Paraguay River 439:Itonomas River 437:, and via the 429: 426: 334: 331: 319:Parapetí River 313: 312: 309: 308: 305: 304: 301: 297: 296: 293: 289: 288: 285: 281: 280: 277:Ramsar Wetland 275: 272: 271: 268: 267: 264: 263: 260: 254: 253: 250: 246: 245: 242: 241: 238: 234: 233: 230: 226: 225: 222: 219: 216: 215: 183: 180: 177: 176: 166: 163: 160: 159: 156: 150: 149: 146: 145: 142: 136: 135: 103: 97: 96: 86: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 68: 67: 63: 62: 57: 53: 52: 48: 47: 39: 38: 35: 33:Parapetí River 26: 24: 18:Parapeti River 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 763: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 738: 736: 725: 721: 717: 713: 712: 708: 699: 695: 689: 687: 683: 678: 674: 668: 665: 660: 659: 652: 649: 641: 634: 628: 625: 617: 610: 604: 602: 598: 590: 583: 582: 575: 573: 569: 561: 554: 548: 545: 537: 530: 524: 522: 518: 515: 511: 507: 502: 499: 487: 485: 480: 474: 471: 464: 462: 460: 454: 452: 448: 444: 440: 436: 427: 425: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 369: 340: 332: 330: 328: 324: 320: 310: 306: 302: 294: 286: 284:Official name 278: 269: 265: 261: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 217: 212: 184: 178: 175: 171: 167: 161: 157: 155: 151: 147: 143: 137: 132: 104: 98: 95: 91: 87: 81: 77: 73: 69: 64: 61: 58: 54: 49: 45: 40: 31: 19: 726:. Panoramio. 718:. Panoramio. 667: 657: 651: 627: 580: 560:the original 547: 536:the original 501: 489:. Retrieved 482: 473: 455: 443:Amazon River 431: 336: 333:River course 318: 316: 36:Rio Parapetí 374:Torrecillas 363: / 206: / 126: / 735:Categories 465:References 418:Gran Chaco 351:64°15′11″W 348:20°08′48″S 327:Gran Chaco 292:Designated 237:Basin size 194:61°38′40″W 191:18°02′26″S 114:64°15′11″W 111:20°08′48″S 441:into the 249:Discharge 698:Archived 677:Archived 640:Archived 616:Archived 589:archived 491:25 April 51:Location 449:in the 174:Bolivia 94:Bolivia 60:Bolivia 56:Country 484:Ramsar 252:  229:Length 158:  78:  75:Source 643:(PDF) 636:(PDF) 619:(PDF) 612:(PDF) 592:(PDF) 585:(PDF) 563:(PDF) 556:(PDF) 539:(PDF) 532:(PDF) 323:Andes 154:Mouth 493:2018 317:The 303:1087 508:at 400:of 737:: 685:^ 600:^ 571:^ 520:^ 512:, 481:. 461:. 453:. 384:, 380:, 172:, 92:, 495:. 20:)

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Parapeti River

Bolivia
Chuquisaca Department
Bolivia
20°08′48″S 64°15′11″W / 20.14667°S 64.25306°W / -20.14667; -64.25306
Mouth
Santa Cruz Department
Bolivia
18°02′26″S 61°38′40″W / 18.04056°S 61.64444°W / -18.04056; -61.64444
Ramsar Wetland
Andes
Gran Chaco
Cordillera Central
20°08′48″S 64°15′11″W / 20.14667°S 64.25306°W / -20.14667; -64.25306
Torrecillas
Las Casas Canton
Azurduy Municipality
Azurduy Province
San Pablo de Huacareta
Luis Calvo Province
Cordillera Province
Santa Cruz Department
Lagunillas Municipality
Camiri Municipality
Charagua Municipality
Gran Chaco
San Antonio del Parapeti
Concepción Lake
Itonomas River

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