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	Casiquiare canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Casiquiare is a distributary of the upper Orinoco, which flows southward into the Rio Negro.
		The whole line of the Casiquiare is infested with myriads of tormenting insects.
		To the west of the Casiquiare there is a much shorter and more facile connexion between the Orinoco and Amazon basins, called the isthmus of Pimichin, which is reached by ascending the Terni branch of the Atabapo affluent of the Orinoco.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Casiquiare_canal (639 words)

	Casiquiare canal
		As such, it forms a unique natural canal between the Orinoco and Amazon river systems; it is the only river on the planet that links two major river systems.
		La Condamine[?], seven months later, was able to give to the French Academy an account of Father Roman's extraordinary voyage, and thus confirm the existence of this wonderful waterway first reported by Father Acuna[?] in 1639.
		Alexander von Humboldt and the Casiquiare River (http://members.aol.com/ChrisChrz/humboldt.html)
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Casiquiare_canal.html (602 words)

	Expedition to the Amazon
		The river Casiquiare, an affluent of the Orinoco, flows into the Rio Negro, which in turn flows into the Amazon.Activities: We'll travel by plane and boat in a region which 200 years ago was "Terra incognita." Our Indian guides will give us an excellent introduction to life in the rainforest.
		We turn into the Casiquiare natural channel, passing by Indian communities and the flora and fauna of the rainforest.Flight from Puerto Ayacucho to San Carlos de Rio Negro (2h30) deep down in the Amazon region at the junction of the river Casiquiare and the Rio Negro.
		Navigation on the Casiquiare channel to the crucial site where the waters of the Orinoco divide: 2/3 flow into the Caribbean Sea and 1/3 flows through the Casiquiare Natural Channel into the Rio Negro and further on into the Amazon.
	www.foruminternational.com /venezuelaamazonexpedition.shtml (870 words)

	Venezuela adventure travel - Travel Venezuela - Humboldt Route Expedition - Ecotourism Venezuela - Surtrek Tour ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A boat trip on the upper Orinoco and the Casiquiare, one of the main goals of Alexander von Humboldt during his stay in Venezuela, is more than just any excursion - it has clearly the character of an expedition, based on the exceptional conditions of this trip.
		Continuing past at the splitting of the Casiquiare from the Orinoco, to Caño Tamatama, a Piaroa village, which is influenced by the close by missionary station.
		Last stage on the Casiquiare, past at the confluence of the Pasimoni, the rapids of Yacame and the legendary rock formation Kurimacare.
	www.surtrek.com /en/humboldt_route.htm (1592 words)

	Humboldt Route Expedition: An overwhelming and unforgettable experience in the Venezuelan Amazon
		The navigation of the Orinoco River and the Casiquiare, the primary purpose of German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt during his travels in Venezuela, is a true expedition rather than an excursion.
		Not only because of the solitude and the length of the journey, but also for the very distinctiveness of the experience, most part of the trip taking place far from any settled place and participants depending on their own resources in all senses.
		The second one last 20 days and includes the complete navigation of the Casiquiare followed by the navigation of the Rio Negro all the way down to the Brazilian border.
	www.lostworldadventures.com /countries/venezuela/vztours/amazon/humboldtrouteintro.htm (408 words)

	RoguePundit: Random Nature #15
		The Casiquiare is often called a canal, but that is confusing terminology...it is a natural river.
		The Casiquiare is seemingly a channel of the Orinoco, but one that never returns.
		The Canal de Beagle (host to the port of Ushuaia) is a channel or straight on the south side of Tierra del Fuego...the Straight of Magellan is on the north and west side of that large island.
	roguepundit.typepad.com /roguepundit/2005/01/random_nature_1_3.html (1539 words)

	Orinoco Online
		At a distance of about four miles from the mouth of the Casiquiare is the colossal Rock of Culimacari, a bare oval that rises 30 meters above the surrounding trees.
		The large Ventuari River delivers its crystalline waters to the Orinoco by way of a delta that is formed by a multitude of islands where spectacular palm trees grow.
		The Orinoco bifurcates at Tama-Tama, and a third of its waters then are routed towards the Amazon basin by way of the Casiquiare channel or river.
	www.orinoco.org /apg/lolandmarks.asp?lang=en (754 words)

	swallows and Amazons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In 1799 the famous Prussian-German scientist, Alexander von Humboldt, confirmed the existence of the Casiquiare canal as a natural passageway between the Upper Orinoco river upon which he was traveling and the Upper Rio Negro river from where he was turned back by Portuguese soldiers who thought he was a spy8.
		Above the Casiquiare canal and the beginning of the Rio Negro by name Wallace ultimately reached the village of Maroa on what is known as the Guainia river.
		It was up to Wade Davis, a contemporary ethnobotanist and author of a fascinating book about the life and work of Richard Schultes, to tell us within the space of 25 pages that both Schultes and Spruce had indeed traveled to the source of the Rio Negro River during their plant collecting trips.
	www.swallowsandamazonstours.com /stories.htm (5944 words)

	Amazons
		The Casiquiare River connects the Orinoco River with the Amazon.
		The excursion we offer gives you a chance to follow in the footsteps of Humboldt, who 200 years ago explored this river to prove that it united these two mighty river basins.
		From there the boat trip starts through the Casiquiare River, which is characterized by its abundant flora and fauna.
	www.venadventure.com /amazons.html (491 words)

	Orinoco
		The Orinoco is joined to the Amazon system by the Casiquiare, a natural canal.
		Casiquiare - Casiquiare, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, S Venezuela.
		Also called the Canal Casiquiare, it is a...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0836859.html (344 words)

	Humboldt Route: 20 days and 19 nights in the heart of the Venezuelan Amazon
		In this 20 days option, in addition to the 10 days journey, we navigate the complete length of the Casiquiare to the confluence with the Guainia River, where the Rio Negro is born.
		The approximate 248 miles journey through the Casiquiare, in middle of the dense jungle that covers the edges, is of an almost absolute solitude, the life conditions in the indigenous communities located here being much more primitive than that of those located along the Orinoco.
		The experience of this journey, in the heart of virgin nature, is both overwhelming and unforgettable.
	www.lostworldadventures.com /countries/venezuela/vztours/amazon/humboldtroute20d19n.htm (215 words)

	Mark Halliday AUSTIN-USA 2005
		Casiquiare deviates from Orinoco river and we will navigate all the time with the river's flow.
		We will spend one night with the yanomamis to be able to share a little with these wonderful people of one of the most primitive culture, getting to know just a little bit about yanomami's daily life.
		Casiquiare's left shore is part of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the biggest one in its kind.
	mrhalliday.com /2005/2005-07-RutaHumboldt/RutaHumboldt.htm (407 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Casiquiare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		CASIQUIARE [Casiquiare], river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, S Venezuela.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Casiquiare" at HighBeam.
		(incluye artÃculo relacionado y artÃculos sobre el canal de Casiquiare y sobre excursiones en Europa)(TT: The Maldives, a pearl necklace) (TA: includes related articles about the Casiquiare canal and excursions in Europe)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Casiquia.asp (244 words)

	Amazonas Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Casiquiare is unique as it is the only river in the world that joins two major watersheds, the Orinoco and Amazon.
		DAY 6: Continue on the Casiquiare, with a possible side trip on the Curamoni River and lagoons to observe the flocks of parrots and Guacamayas.
		The confluence of the Guainia and the Casiquiare Rivers forms the Río Negro (Black River), named for its dark waters rich in tannin and other minerals.
	www.alpi-group.com /amazonas_programs.htm (1390 words)

	AllRefer.com - Casiquiare, Latin America & Caribbean Islands (Latin American And Caribbean Physical Geography) - ...
		AllRefer.com - Casiquiare, Latin America & Caribbean Islands (Latin American And Caribbean Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Also called the Canal Casiquiare, it is a branch of the Orinoco and flows SW to the RIo Negro, thus linking the Orinoco and Amazon basins.
		The Casiquiare's flow was naturally diverted by the headward erosion of the RIo Negro.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Casiquia.html (172 words)

	Amazonas, Venezuela's Forgotten State, Part II
		This is the stretch that was made famous by the German geographer Alexander von Humboldt, who traveled the area 205 years ago.
		He was the first one to find out that the river basins of the Orinoco and the Amazonas, two of the world’s largest rivers, are connected by a water channel: the Casiquiare, which is also called the bifurcation.
		On the bank of the Casiquiare river, dozens of barely dressed Yanomami appear, staring at us westerners, dressed in long pants.
	venezuelanalysis.com /articles.php?artno=1528 (2466 words)

	Lasiancistrus nicoi
		A white band always present at the edge of caudal fin; a white band occasionally present at edge of dorsal fin.
		Found in the Río Casiquiare and upper Río Negro in Estado Amazonas, Venezuela.
		Named for Leo Nico of the United States Biological Service in appreciation of the fact that he collected most of the known specimens of this species.
	www.auburn.edu /academic/science_math/res_area/loricariid/fish_key/armata/nicoi.html (961 words)

	Orinoco Online
		Some believe the word Bare means companion or colleague; others believe the name is derived from the word “bari,” which means “white men.” In either case, as a result of a long process of acculturation, few still speak the Bare language, which belongs to the Arawak family.
		Dispute over this territory by the Spanish and Portuguese empires engendered a long history of migration and political conflict.
		Today the Bare are dispersed along the Casiquiare region, with small concentrations in Puerto Ayacucho, San Fernando de Atabapo, Solano, San Carlos de Río Negro, Santa Rosa de Amanadon, and Santa Lucía.
	www.orinoco.org /apg/lopeopleindiv.asp?lang=en&people=bare (400 words)

	Orinoco Expedition, 1799-1804
		Upstream Atabapo, overland to Guainia River, to Casiquiare.
		Crossed to Brazilian side, Humboldt arrested by the Portuguese on suspicion of being a Spanish border survey, later released.
		Continued with party to Casiquiare, down Orinoco to Atabapo, down to Ciudad Bolivar where Bonpland became seriously ill. Upon recovery, returned to Barcelona 1 Sep 1800.
	research.amnh.org /ichthyology/neoich/expeditions/h&borin.html (256 words)

	Discover Amazonia - Inti Travel and Tours - Amazon - Brazil - Upper Rio Negro Explorer Adventure Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		From this former Salesian mission town one of our professional guides will lead guests by motorboat on a tour along the entire length of Brazil's upper Rio Negro River, through the mountainous border region between Brazil and Venezuela, to the legendary Casiquiare Canal which connects the Rio Negro to Venezuela's Orinoco River.
		The object of the tour is experience the rainforest, rivers and, indigenous peoples of this seldom-visited part of Amazonia.
		The trip will culminate with visits to Cucui Rock, which marks the border between Brazil and Venezuela, and the Casiquiare Canal, which connects the Negro River to Venezuela’s Orinoco River.
	www.discoveramazonia.com /Brasil/neblina.htm (422 words)

	Andrew Clem ~ Venezuela
		In southern Venezuela is a unique fluvial oddity: the Casiquiare Channel, a natural waterway that (during the wet season, at least) connects the Orinoco basin to the Amazon basin.
		Peruvian President Belaunde led a riverine expedition that successfully transited the Casiquiare Channel on his way to a summit conference in July 1983, a historic first.
		For much of its history, Venezuela was a backwater of Latin America.
	www.andrewclem.com /LatinAmerica/Venezuela.html (1701 words)

	Autana - Fanny Tours & Adventures - Mérida - Venezuela
		Puerto Ayacucho, the capital, is the youngest city in Venezuela, and it is our point of departure of our tour.
		The Amazonas state, with its difficult relief conditions doesn’t have access by land ways, but the nature has endowed it with a large quantity of waterway, (100% navigable throughout the year, especially the Brazo del Casiquiare natural canal that join Rio Orinoco with Rio Amazonas and the rest of South America).
		We invite you to know the Venezuelan Amazon and its exciting natural beauty through our Adventure Tour to Cerro Autana.
	www.fanny-tours.com /autana_venezuela.htm (295 words)

	Serrasalmus gouldingi, Blue Tiger Piranha
		S. gouldingi does not have red in the eye.
		A new species of piranha in the genus Serrasalmus is described from the Rio Negro and the Rio Japur, of Brazil, and a tributary of the Rio Casiquiare of Venezuela.
		Serrasalmus gouldingi is a serrasalmin unique in having the following combination of features: proximal fl band on caudal fin, vertically elongated stripes on the lateral body, and no prominent vertical humeral blotch.
	www.angelfire.com /biz/piranha038/gouldingi.html (675 words)

	Amazonas: Venezuela’s Forgotten State, part I
		I start to understand the family of one of our two captains, who live further down south, along the Casiquiare.
		A few days later, we arrive at Tamatama, a small missionary post close to the point where the Orinoco river joins the Casiquiare.
		As usual, the Guardia Nacional wants to know who we are and what we want to do.
	www.venezuelanalysis.com /articles.php?artno=1516 (2950 words)

	Occurrence - Search Result (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Caño Manu, a left side tributary of Río Casiquiare entering Casiquiare c.
		on left side of Rio Casiquiare entering Casiquiare approx.
		DEPTO NEGRO, CANO MANU, TRIBUTARY TO LEFT SIDE CASIQUIARE CANAL, ENTERING ca.
	filaman.ifm-geomar.de /museum/GenusOccurrenceList.cfm?genus=Priocharax (238 words)

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