By David A. Longanecker. Executive Director, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Although the federal government plays a secondary role in supporting and financing American higher education, this role remains quite substantial and clearly helps shape the enterprise.
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at 2,140 kilometres (1,330 mi). Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers 880,000 square kilometres (340,000 sq mi), with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia.he Orinoco delta, and tributaries in the eastern llanos such as the Apure and Meta, were explored in the 16th century by German expeditions under Ambrosius Ehinger and his successors. In 1531 Diego de Ordaz, starting at the principal outlet in the delta, the Boca de Navios, sailed up the river to the Meta.
Colombia is one of the richest countries in water resources. Its rivers drain into four areas: the Caribbean Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Orinoco River Basin and the Amazon River Basin.his drainage basin is the most important one from an economic point of view. The Pacific: The drainage basin that feeds into the Pacific, consists of more than 200 rivers. The most important are the Baudo, baudÃ³ The San, juan The patia and The Mira. Rivers The orinoco drainage. basin