Английская Википедия:Balsas River (Panama)
Шаблон:Infobox river The Balsas River (Шаблон:Lang-es) or Rio Tucutí is a river of eastern Panama.
Geography
The Balsas is a tributary of the Tuira (or Darien) river.Шаблон:Sfn It rises on the border with Colombia and flows north and then northeast to its confluence with the Tuira.Шаблон:Sfn Its headwaters flow through the Darién National Park.Шаблон:Sfn A 1903 report on Panama listed the Balsas as one of the more important rivers of the territory of Darien, then in Panamá Province.Шаблон:Sfn The report said that gold was obtained from the Balsas.Шаблон:Sfn
The Köppen climate classification is Tropical Savannah. The region has an average temperature of Шаблон:Convert and average precipitation of Шаблон:Convert per year. Annual runoff is between Шаблон:Convert. It rains on about 150 days each year.Шаблон:Sfn The watershed of the Balsas covers Шаблон:Convert. Average flow at its mouth is Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The waters of the Balsa River are more turbid than the waters of the Tuira River, indicating greater amounts of erosion in the Balsa basin. The mouth of the Balsas River has several islets formed by sediment, some with growth of herbaceous vegetation.Шаблон:Sfn
Ecology
The river is also called Rio de balsas, after the balsa trees (Ochroma lagopus) that were found along its bank. Balsa wood is very light, and is used for rafts. In Spanish, balsa means "raft".Шаблон:Sfn
A 1997 study of the middle basin of the river found 40 species of fish in 38 genera and 17 families. The most common species were Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill and Шаблон:Ill. 11 species were endemic.Шаблон:Sfn
European exploration
In 1520 Gil González Dávila opened a road Шаблон:Convert long from Acla on the Caribbean coast through the mountains to the Balsas River, where he built four ships for use in exploring the Pacific coast of Central America.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn Due to poor construction, these boats sank when they reached the Pearl Islands in the Gulf of Panama.Шаблон:Sfn González built four more ships there, and set sail on 21 January 1522.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1572 Captain Esteban de Trejo led an expedition to subdue runaway African slaves, and discovered several Indian towns in the process. He called the inhabitants Churruca Indians after the river than flowed past their towns. Шаблон:Convert to the east of the seat of Churruca, beside the Balsas river, he found about 300 Calegra Indians. They spoke a different language from the Churrucas and prided themselves as being very warlike.Шаблон:Sfn
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