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Wenamu River (Venamo River[1]) is a river in South America. It forms a portion of the international boundary between Venezuela and Guyana. It is part of the Essequibo River basin.

Mango Landing is a small settlement on the Guyana side of the Wanamu River. Other settlements include Arau[2] and Kaikan village.[3][4] There is an airstrip that mostly serves miners working in the area.[5]

The Wenamu has been a part of the long territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. In 2007, Venezuelan troops used C-4 (explosive) to destroy mining dredges illegally in their territory.[6] The Wenamu is also a crossing point for Venezuelan refugees entering Guyana.[7][8]

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6°43′N 61°07′W / 6.717°N 61.117°W / 6.717; -61.117

  1. ^ "Preliminary NIS Gazetteer Venezuela" (PDF). Cia.gov. December 1949. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. ^ "Social Cohesion Ministry budgeting for a proactive 2018". Department of Public Information. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. ^ "Region Seven communities reeling from 'complicated' Venezuelan influx – Village reps". Kaieteur News. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. ^ "Major capital works in Region Seven". Department of Public Information. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  5. ^ "Wenamu and the 'bad luck' turtle". Stabroek News. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. ^ "BBCCaribbean.com | Caracas denies Guyana claim". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. ^ "Region Seven communities reeling from 'complicated' Venezuelan influx – Village reps". Kaieteur News. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. ^ GTIMES (2018-01-29). "Venezuelan drowns in Wenamu River". Guyana Times. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

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