Guatapé River

The Guatapé is a river in , and a tributary of the . The Jaguas, Las Playas and San Carlos hydroelectric power plants are located on its stem.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Colombia
  • Also known as: Guatape River” and “Rio Guatape

Places of Interest

Highlights include Punchiná Dam.

Power station
The is an embankment dam on the Guatapé River 17 kilometres east of in , . The dam creates Punchiná Reservoir, which is part of the 1,240 megawatts San Carlos Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Guatapé River

Latitude
6.18722° or 6° 11′ 14″ north
Longitude
-74.78583° or 74° 47′ 9″ west
Elevation
194 metres (636 feet)
Open location code
67R756P7+VM
Geo­Names ID
3681367
Wiki­data ID
Q5614206
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Guatapé River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Río Guatapé
  • Croatian: Guatapé
  • Dutch: Río Guatapé
  • Irish: Abhainn Guatapé
  • Swedish: Río Guatapé
  • Uzbek: Guatapé daryosi
  • Welsh: Afon Guatapé

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