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Cesar River
This article is about the river in Colombia, for the river in Chile, see Cesar River, Chile.
The
Cesar River
is a river in northern
Colombia
which is a part of the
Magdalena Basin
. It separates the
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
from the mountain ranges of the
Serranía del Perijá
an extension of the
Cordillera Oriental
. It flows north to south, down from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the
Guajira Department
onto the
Cesar Department
and flowing into the Zapatosa Marsh where it turns to the southwest and discharges into the
Magdalena River
.
Valledupar
is the only major city on its route.
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