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Ozama River

The Ozama River (Spanish: R??o Ozama) is a river in the Dominican Republic. It rises in the Loma Siete Cabezas mountain in the Sierra de Yamas?? mountain range, close to the town of Villa Altagracia. History In 1498, Bartolome Colon had a fort built on the Ozama River delta, which would later become the first permanent European settlement in the New World (Santo Domingo). The estuary at that time, "teemed with fish and where the Indians raised cassava and yams," according to Floyd. Course The river flows 148 kilometers (92 mi) before emptying into the Caribbean Sea. At the end of the journey it bisects the capital, Santo Domingo, into eastern and western halves. The three main tributaries of the Ozama are the Isabela River, the Sabita River and the Yabacao River. The Ozama's basin is the fourth largest in the Dominican Republic. The river has several tributaries, with a...

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