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  Delta Amacuro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Estado Delta Amacuro is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
Delta Amacuro State covers a total surface area of 40,200 km² and, in 2006, had an estimated population of 149,130.
Child malnutrition has reached a level of 30 percent of the population undera age five, according to United Nations statistics; this is the fraction of the child population classified as stunted or wasted.
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 Delta Amacuro State (Venezuela)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sky blue represents the Deltaic sky where the hope covers and protects the aspirations of the inhabitants of the region, inspiring the force to raise their spirit and to overcome the difficulties that can limit the harmonic and deserved development of the state.
The stars symbolizes the four municipalities which conform the state and are white for remember the peace, the harmony, the spiritual tranquility and the bonanza necessaries for the well-being of the Deltaic community.
The Freedom Goddess represents sovereign Venezuela and its intimate union with Delta Amacuro: the command baton that carries in her dexter reminds the protection that the Nation offers to this part of its territory.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ve-y.html   (817 words)

  
 Delta Amacuro
Delta Amacuro, estado de Venezuela situado en la Región Guayana, en el extremo noreste del país.
Los orígenes del Delta Amacuro como unidad político - administrativa se remontan a finales del siglo pasado, cuando por decreto presidencial de Antonio Guzmán Blanco se crea ésta como entidad el 27 de febrero de 1884, con el espacio geográfico correspondiente al Departamento Zea del Estado Guayana, siendo su capital la población de Pedernales.
Delta Amacuro es un estado donde su economía está dominada por la pesca y recientemente, por la actividad agropecuaria, especialmente la explotación de ganado de carne.
html.rincondelvago.com /delta-amacuro.html   (3068 words)

  
 Stories in the Time of Cholera: INTRODUCTION
Many of my friends from the delta were living on the streets of Tucupita and nearby Barrancas del Orinoco, another small city on the edge of the delta, begging and performing odd jobs to survive, sleeping in shelters constructed of stray pieces of plastic and surplus lumber.
Stories that attributed the epidemic to the geography of the delta and particularly to the culture of the indígena population transferred the blame onto the communities in which deaths abounded.
I first went to Delta Amacuro state in 1985, drawn by the advice of Venezuelan colleagues who suggested that research on social dimensions of the predominant language used in the delta, Warao, and how it interacts with Spanish might be useful in bolstering programs in bilingual education and health care.
www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/9447/9447.intro.html   (6817 words)

  
 Orinoco Delta region of Venezuela.
The Orinoco Delta, located in the northeast of the country, is a treasure not only for Venezuela but for the world.
The Orinoco Delta boasts species of great scientific and biological importance and here lives the ancestral culture of the Warao.
The Delta Amacuro State covers 16,294 square miles and its capital city is Tucupita.
www.lostworldadventures.com /countries/venezuela/vzregions/orinoco.htm   (329 words)

  
 Venezuela Holidays: Condor Journeys-Orinoco Delta and Paria Peninsula Adventures-Venezuela
The Delta Amacuro is a 220 miles wide gigantic maze of rivers and creeks through which the mighty Orinoco River pours its waters in the Atlantic ocean.
The Northern part of the delta is the most humid and swampy part and this is where is concentrated the native population.
A typical characteristic of the delta is the mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) which allows the stability of a land in constant formation by the continuous sedimentation of the river.
www.condorjourneys-adventures.com /venezuela_orinocodelta.asp   (1398 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Dispute over Orinoco River Delta just starting
The Orinoco Delta, 40,000 sq km of waterways and sedimentary islands, is considered the last of the world's great river deltas to enjoy unspoiled status.
Catalina Herrera, a member of the Directorate for Assistance to Indigenous People in Delta Amacuro, told IPS that the state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. had not consulted with the Warao concerning the effects of planned activity on the fragile ecosystem.
She condemned a separate moveby government authorities to replace her as Director of the Office of Indigenous Affairs of the Delta Amacuro Governing Council.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntl71601.htm   (564 words)

  
 Delta Amacuro - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
El estado Delta Amacuro, situado al este de Venezuela, alberga el delta del río Orinoco, coordenadas 70º 38´ y 10º 3´ de latitud norte y 62º 30´y 59º 48´de longitud oeste.
El territorio federal Delta Amacuro fue creado como división territoral el 27 de febrero de 1884, entre 1893 y 1901 formó parte del estado Bolívar, en 1991 adquiere la categoría de estado.
El delta del río Orinoco ocupa una superficie de 18.810 km², con islas mayoritariamente formadas por la acumulación de residuos del río.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Delta_Amacuro   (352 words)

  
 VENEZUELA -DELTA AMACURO
The state of Delta Amacuro is covered almost entirely by the Orinoco Delta,(where the river discharges into the sea.) At this point the river divides into two major Caños (Sp.
There are a few tiny and widely separated communities in the delta itself only accessable by boat, sometimes there are no paths or streets between the houses only raised walkways.
The inky fl waters of the delta contrasted these brilliant jewels, set in a tapestry of the most verdant green against a glorious blue sky.
freespace.virgin.net /susan.armitage/VENPAR3.HTM   (4569 words)

  
 Home Page of a Hunter-gatherer
This is in the Venezuelan border territory "Delta Amacuro." Not only could Kurt spot more unseen bird species, but my anthropologic interests could be stretched by getting into very isolated groups of delta Guaroa Indians, so little assimilated into modernity that few spoke Spanish, even though they are fellow Venezelano citizens.
This is a very tropical town with a bit of the same feeling I once had experienced in Guayaqil, Ecuador, among the ambience of an equatorial riverbank town under torpor and lush abundance of life on the wet muddy banks of the river, with color fluttering overhead in birds and butterflies.
Tucupita, Delta Amacuro, Venezuelan Delta along the eastern and southern disputed border of Venezuela with the adjacent unknown Guyana frontier, and we have transport access to the remote regions of the Orinoco from Tucupita to the Atlantic with a lot of unknown in between.
home.gwu.edu /~gwg/home/texts/flash.html   (9246 words)

  
 Orinoco Delta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Delta Amacuro State offers its visitors a unique environment.
For millennia, the world's 8th largest river, the 2,140-km long Orinoco, has surged towards the Atlantic, emptying 18,000 cubic meters of muddy water per second into the ocean and depositing its sediment along the coast, thereby adding some 44.5 m² of new land per year and creating one of the world's largest deltas.
The caños divide the delta into countless humid islands covered with dense foliage.
www.alpi-group.com /orinoco_delta.htm   (198 words)

  
 Proven Ability: Operating An Amphibious Caravan in the Orinoco Delta.
Their next step was to emulate the success of Pan African Airlines in Nigeria and service BP with flights from Maturin to work locations directly within the delta using the ecologically friendly Cessna C208 Caravan amphibious seaplane.
Deeper in the delta, there were no rain clouds around and the visibility was decent, we flew over a layer of low broken stratus, which really shook up the two pilots.
The delta native who was instructed to catch the aircraft was tied to the buoy waiting in his canoe.
ebushpilot.com /orinoco.htm   (1512 words)

  
 Venezuela States
ISO 3166-2 Newsletter number I-5, dated 2003-09-05, changes the status of Amazonas and Delta Amacuro from territories to states, correcting an error that has persisted since the original draft standard of 1996.
Delta Amacuro includes many islands in the deltas of the Orinoco, Amacuro, and other rivers.
Delta Amacuro: the Amacuro River is a short river within the Orinoco delta
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 Estado Delta Amacuro
El Delta del Orinoco es el segundo delta del continente, en orden de amplitud, despues del delta del ri­o Amazonas, ocupa una superficie de aproximadamente 25.000 Km2.
Turisticamente Delta Amacuro ofrece un sin numero de atractivos que solo existen en esta parte del mundo.
Hay una buena infraestructura a nivel de campamentos organizados, que ofrecen lo necesario para que uno se adentre sin problemas y comodamente en esta tierra aun virgen.
www.geocities.com /delta_amacuro_ve   (165 words)

  
 (4/15/97) Orinoco Natives Confront Big Oil, Venezuela
Warao communities in the Orinoco River Delta are demanding an immediate end to oil exploration by transnational companies in three areas of their homelands.
Catalina Herrera, a member of the Directorate for Assistance to Indigenous People in Delta Amacuro, said that the state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela had not consulted with the Warao concerning the effect of planned activity on the fragile ecosystem.
A spokesman for Petroleos de Venezuela, meanwhile, declared exploration in the Delta could not be stopped since Venezuela had an obligation to meet the rising demand for crude oil.
www.monitor.net /monitor/9704a/oilwarao.html   (614 words)

  
 Luke's South American Diary - May 1997
Tucupita is the capital of the Delta Amacuro region (the last Venezuelan state I had to visit), where the huge Orinoco River splits into countless caños, ranging from weed-choked trickles to wide brown channels plied by ocean-going vessels.
The town was founded as late as the 1920’s by Capuchin monks eager to convert the ignorant, heathen Warao indians, and they built a huge grey stone cathedral there to assert their dominance over the hostile jungle, the regular floods, and the voracious insects of the area.
But, much to our surprise, Quimo was there waiting for us at the jetty at La Horqueta, the boat already packed with supplies, and with a couple of local Indians to whom we were apparently to give a lift back to their village.
www.lukemastin.com /diary/may97.html   (2074 words)

  
 Discover Venezuela :::...::::Useful informations about Venezuela - Orinoco delta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Delta Amacuro State is located at the northeast region of Venezuela and it has about 360 Kms.
Still, the visitors that have had contact with its natural beauties and the indigenous populations that inhabit this region are very few.
Capital of the State Delta Amacuro and of the Municipality Tucupita, it was founded in 1848 by people originating of Margarita island.
www.discovervenezuela.net /en/places/deltaorinoco.asp   (461 words)

  
 Drillbits & Tailings: December 1, 1996: Page One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
An oil spill would cover a tremendous area and would remain on the land and in the water for a long period; beyond the ecological damage it would cause, it would deprive a precarious population of water and food.
Venzuelan public health physician Clara Mantini de Briggs MD, who is the former director of health education for the state of Delta Amacuro, said: "In the course of my experience as a physician in the Delta Amacuro, I have witnessd a drastic deterioration in conditions of health and overall wellbeing for the Warao population.
The leases pending approval before Congress award rights to "explore" in most of the western part of the delta, from Tucupita and the Monagas state line to the western edge of the National Biospheric Park of Mariusa.
www.moles.org /ProjectUnderground/drillbits/1201/96120101.html   (618 words)

  
 Delta engl
The river formed the delta in a period of millions of years into one of the biggest in the world with the shape of an almost perfect triangle, widening up to 370 Kms on the coast side of the Atlantic Sea.
Its surface is 40.240 square kilometers covered with marshy forests and mangrove woods and with its numberless small rivers called "caños" inhabited by an infinity of interesting fauna and flora.
In "Tucupita", capital of the state of Delta Amacuro we begin our interesting tour by boat to the Orinoco Delta and Warao settlements.
www.fulldayturismo.com /delta/del1_gb.html   (438 words)

  
 Drillbits & Tailings: April 7, 1997: Page Four   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Indigenous Warao communities in the Orinoco River Delta of Venezuela are demanding an immediate end to oil exploration by transnational companies in three areas of their homelands.
The Orinoco Delta, which comprises 40,000 square kilometers of waterways and sedimentary islands, is considered the last of the world's great river deltas that is still unspoiled.
A spokesperson for Petroleos de Venezuela said that exploration in the Delta could not be stopped since Venezuela had an obligation to meet the rising demand for crude oil.
www.moles.org /ProjectUnderground/drillbits/970407/97040704.html   (514 words)

  
 Delta Orinoco in Venezuela, Flotel Warao
In near distance the twittering and chirping crowd flaps down again on the green variety, while you are drifting lazily in your canoe with the stream.
The Orinoco Delta boating tour is the best choice for all nature lovers and travelling addicts, bird watchers and wildlife fanatics.
Visit with us the mangrove swamps and virgin jungle of the Delta of Orinoco and enjoy the abundance of tropical flora and fauna in this intricate labyrinth of waterways, which form one of the largest and interesting deltas in the world.
orinocodelta.info   (321 words)

  
 Satelitní mapa oblasti Delta Amacuro: D. Antonio Diaz — Tucupita | Venezuela
Vítejte na stránce věnované satelitním snímkům oblasti Delta Amacuro.
Nyní se nacházíte v oblasti Delta Amacuro (Venezuela), administrativného regionu úrovně 1.
Stačí vyplnit jméno a adresu toho, komu chcete o Maplandia.cz a satelitních snímcích Delta Amacuro říct a Vaše jméno a e-mail (aby Vám příjemce mohl odpovědět a poděkovat), potom klikněte na tlačítko doporučit.
www.maplandia.cz /venezuela/delta-amacuro   (511 words)

  
 a-venezuela.com - Estado Delta Amacuro - Introduccion
Final de un ciclo, nacimiento de un Estado, Delta Amacuro.
Naturaleza sostenida por el agua, creación permanente, sedimentación que se extiende hacia el Océano de forma lenta y constante, fuente abundante de vigor, el Delta del Orinoco es un acceso, inexplorado, de casi tres mil kilómetros de esencia autóctona al mundo exterior, a ultramar, en un ciclo sublime como la vida misma.
Dos colosos en pugna constante, en la cual el único vencedor es el privilegiado espectador que tenga la dicha de conocer al Estado Delta Amacuro.
www.a-venezuela.com /estados/deltaamacuro   (126 words)

  
 Occurrence Map List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
DELTA AMACURO, RIO ORINOCO, DEEPRIVER CHANNEL NEAR LOS CASTILLOS, 160 NAUT.
DELTA AMACURO, RIO ORINOCO, DEEPRIVER CHANNEL NEAR LOS CASTILLOS, 162 NAUT.
DELTA AMACURO, RIO ORINOCO, DEEPRIVER CHANNEL NEAR LOS CASTILLOS, 161 NAUT.
www.fishbase.org /museum/OccurrencesList.cfm?id=48027   (306 words)

  
 Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Personnel - Staff, Contractors, Interns, volunteers
Databasing of US National Herbarium data for the Venezuelan Guayana (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro) and assisting with preparation of graphics for the Checklist of the Plants of Kaieteur National Park.
Databasing of US National Herbarium data for the Venezuelan Guayana (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro), georeferencing of Venezuelan specimen data, plant identification, and filing of plant specimens.
Databasing of US National Herbarium data for the Venezuelan Guayana (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro), georeferencing of Venezuelan specimen data, and preliminary GIS analysis.
www.mnh.si.edu /biodiversity/bdg/staff.html   (989 words)

  
 DCP: Venezuela : Delta Amacuro
3.3 km (2.0 miles) SSE of Orinanoco, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela
8.3 km (5.2 miles) NNW of San Jose de Macareito, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela
27.9 km (17.3 miles) E of Capure, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela
www.confluence.org /region.php?id=1156   (44 words)

  
 Delta Orinoco
Bienvenidos al Delta del Orinoco - Wellcome to Orinoco Delta
Descubra con Nosotros el Poder Y la Naturaleza del Delta del Orinoco !
Discover The Power of The Nature, Discover with us the Oricoco Delta !
www.deltaorinoco.com   (36 words)

  
 Territorio Federal Delta Amacuro Travel Forum - VirtualTourist.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Territorio Federal Delta Amacuro Travel Forum - VirtualTourist.com
Get Territorio Federal Delta Amacuro travel and vacation advice from over 800,000 VirtualTourist members.
Post a Territorio Federal Delta Amacuro travel question and get unbiased, timely answers and insights from real travelers and Territorio Federal Delta Amacuro locals.
forum.virtualtourist.com /forum-2351-1-Travel-Territorio_Federal_Delta_Amacuro-1-forum.html   (120 words)

  
 >>Delta Amacuro Florist<<   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This casket spray with its vibrant autumn flowers will offer up plenty of comfort to friends and loved ones alike.
The accent’s on the roses, when seven bright white roses adorn her wrist, set off by a fall of satin and sheer white ribbons.
All content is Copyright &copy; 2004, The One Directory Delta Amacuro Florist
www.the-one-directory.com /Venezuela/Delta-Amacuro/Florists.html   (130 words)

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