It is located on the west part of Colombia. It limits with Venezuela (its border is the Arauca river) and with the Vichada, Casanare and Boyacá departments. It is also 23 818 square kilometers, wich means the 2.1% of the whole Colombian area. The population is from almost 300 000 people. It is divided into 7 municipalities.
Hydrography:
The most important rivers in Arauca flow from west to east. The important rivers are the Arauca and the Casanare.
The principal activities are the ranching and oil extraction. The ELN guerilla isn't good for the last mentioned because they destroy pipelines. The cultivation of the cocoa and banana is also important for the economy of the department.
As I said before almost 300 000 people live in Arauca. 93% are mestizos and white people. The other 7% are black people and natives. You can find 7 native tribes on the department. They biggest one of the has 1200 members.
The Cocuy:
On the western part of the department, you can find one of the most beautiful Colombian national parks. I will tell more about it on future posts.
This was today's blog post, I know it wasn't as big as others, but there is not a lot to tell about this department.
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