Guaire River

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Guaire River
Location
Country	Venezuela
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of the San Pedro and Macarao Rivers in the Capital District
• location	Venezuela
• coordinates	10°25′31″N 67°0′44″W / 10.42528°N 67.01222°W / 10.42528; -67.01222
• elevation	976 m (3,202 ft)
Mouth	Tuy River, east of the town of Santa Teresa del Tuy, Miranda State
• location	Miranda State, Venezuela
• coordinates	10°25′31″N 67°00′45″W / 10.4253°N 67.0125°W / 10.4253; -67.0125
• elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Length	72 km (45 mi)
Basin size	655 km2 (253 sq mi)

The Guaire River is a short river in Venezuela that flows through the nation's capital of Caracas. It is a tributary of the Tuy River and is 72 kilometers (45 miles) long in length. It rises in an area called Las Adjuntas in the Capital District of Venezuela at the confluence of the San Pedro and Macarao Rivers.^[1]

On 19 April 2017, during the 2017 Venezuelan protests, the Mother of all Protests occurred.^[2] Demonstrators began gathering around the country at about 10:30am, with Caracas having 26 different routes for the main march to head to the office of the Ombudsman to demonstrate.^[3] As the march progressed through Caracas, the National Guard began to block routes and fire tear gas at marchers at 11:50am, whilst the demonstrators refused to leave despite the use of force.^[3] At about 12:30pm, demonstrations by both opposition and pro-government Venezuelans filled Caracas' avenues.^[3] Shortly after 12:45pm, protesters on the Francisco Fajardo Freeway near Bello Monte began to flee the area, with many leaping into the Guaire River, which is used for sewage drainage, to avoid the tear gas.^[4][5]

• “Guaire River.” Encyclopædia Britannica
• Tovar, Mirelis Morales (April 25, 2017). "Venezuela's Filthy River Becomes a Handy Image for Anti-Government Protesters". CityLab. The Atlantic Monthly Group. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
• Tovar, Mirelis Morales (April 26, 2017). "The Stinking River That Has Played a Role in Anti-Government Protests". Univision. Univision Communications. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
• "Venezuela to Clean Guaire River in Capital Caracas". Environment News Service. September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2019.