Kukra River

The Kukra River (Spanish: Río Kukra; alternates: Rio Cookra, Rio Cucra, Rio Cukra, Río Cookra, Río Cucra, Río Cukra)[1] is a river of Nicaragua. It lies in the southeast of the country and is inhabited by two Rama communities and various mestizo settler communities. Much of the river falls within the Rama-Kriol Territory and is thus within the jurisdiction of the Rama-Kriol Territorial Government. It is located south of Bluefields and empties in Bluefields Bay.

Steam locomotive of a banana plantation meets a steam boat on the Kukra River, circa 1909

Economy

Along with Bluefields and Rio Escondido, the Kukra River has been an important indigenous and Creole agriculture area.[2] The Rama grow grains near Bluefields Bay and along the Kukra.[3] Farming is the only industry along the Kukra.[4]

Fauna and flora

The ant species Pheidole psilogaster has been found in the Kukra River region.[5]

References
  1. "Río Kukra, Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  2. Goett, Jennifer (December 4, 2004). "PNUD-Informe del Desarrollo Humano de la Costa Atlántica de Nicaragua: Tenencia de las tierras comunales indígenas y afro-descendientes en la RAAS". University of Texas. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2010.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Berman, Joshua; Wood, Randall (2008). Moon Nicaragua. Avalon Travel. p. 402. ISBN 1-59880-084-1.
  4. "Latrine Construction and Sanitation Education- Kukra River, Nicaragua". Engineers without Borders UCLA. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  5. Wilson, Edward O. (2003). Pheidole in the new world: a dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. 1. Harvard University Press. p. 341. ISBN 0-674-00293-8.


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