thumb|[[Orinoco river crossing La Esmeralda]]
La Esmeralda (Ye'kuana: or ) is a small settlement in and the capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River.
The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield and a military outpost.
Geography
It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River.
Climate
La Esmeralda has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
References
External links
thumb|150px|left|La Esmeralda Mercal
- General information about Amazonas state in Spanish from the national government