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The '''Orthon River''' is a river in the [[Pando Department]] of [[Bolivia]] and a tributary of river [[Beni River|Beni]]. The river is named after explorer James Orton, who travelled the tributary around the 1870s. During his expedition, he marked a territorial claim for Antonio de Vaca Díez who he met earlier on his trip. Vaca Díez was an entrepreneur in the rubber industry who would later dominate the trade on the Orthon river. After the death of Antonio and Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald in a river accident on the Urubamba in 1897: rubber baron Nícolas Suárez absorbed the territory into his estate. |
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The '''Orthon River''' is a river in the [[Pando Department]] of [[Bolivia]] and a tributary of river [[Beni River|Beni]]. |
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Revision as of 13:43, 11 August 2023
| Orthon River | |
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 The Orthon River in Puerto Rico, Bolivia | |
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| Country | Bolivia |
| Region | Pando Department |
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| River system | Beni River |
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| • right | Muymanu River |
The Orthon River is a river in the Pando Department of Bolivia and a tributary of river Beni. The river is named after explorer James Orton, who travelled the tributary around the 1870s. During his expedition, he marked a territorial claim for Antonio de Vaca Díez who he met earlier on his trip. Vaca Díez was an entrepreneur in the rubber industry who would later dominate the trade on the Orthon river. After the death of Antonio and Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald in a river accident on the Urubamba in 1897: rubber baron Nícolas Suárez absorbed the territory into his estate.
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References
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
11°06′17″S 67°33′32″W / 11.10472°S 67.55889°W