Cayapas River
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| Cayapas River | |
|---|---|
 Near the confluence with the Santiago River | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 1°13′50″N 79°02′43″W / 1.230555°N 79.045237°W |
The Cayapas River is in northern Ecuador, flowing northward from the Andes and emptying into the Pacific Ocean near San Lorenzo. The Santiago River is a principal tributary.[1]
Fauna
Fish
- Andinoacara sapayensis - A Cichlid.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Cayapas River". GeoNames. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Andinoacara sapayensis" in FishBase. May 2017 version.
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- Water Resources Assessment of Ecuador
