CURIOSITIES 02: The most important rivers on the planet

It has the honor of being the longest and largest in the world. A 6,800-kilometer-long snake that slides through the jungle of nine South American countries, providing a sanctuary for more than 400 indigenous tribes and one in ten of the known species on earth.

The longest in the European Union, and the second in Europe, after the Volga, is one of those rivers that unites nationalities. Born in the German Black Forest and, in addition to covering a dozen countries, it bathes three of the most romantic capitals of the continent: Vienna, Prague and Budapest, greeting all the monuments of such noble cities. Even Strauss fell in love before him, dedicating a waltz in his honor.

It is the largest river in Europe, occupies the fifth place in length, its waterway is in the west of Russia, its hills that rise to the northwest of Moscow are connected to the Rybinsk Reservoir and its 3,530 kilometers of water flow into the sea Caspian This river is important because it provides hydroelectric power and its waters are used to irrigate the fields.

The largest river in Spain, which has so often acted simply as the most picturesque facade of Zaragoza, is now its 'main street', which spreads on both sides the urban growth of the city and invites the citizen walk along its banks

The Mississippi River, which crosses the United States from north to south, is the main fluvial communication channel of this economic giant of North America.

Personified in the form of a goddess: Maa Ganga, the most populated river basin in the world, is not the cleanest or most beautiful in the world; however, for Hindus it is the most sacred river in India. Witness how the pilgrims converge on the ghat (spas) to bathe and perform funerals in the holy city of Varanasi.

From the Valley of the Kings to Luxor, with the pharaonic temples on its shores, the father of all rivers acts as the backbone of Egypt and boasts of having framed one of the most splendid civilizations of the ancient world

The waters of the Iguazú River make their way in the province of Misiones through hypnotic waterfalls, such as the Floriano waterfall, on the Brazilian side of the Iguazú waterfalls. Some of these wonders of nature have pedestrian walks on them that offer an unparalleled journey to the heart of nature.

It is located in Venezuela, in the state called Amazonas, which starts from the confluence of the Guaviare River where it borders Colombia and ends in front of a place called San Fernando de Atabapo. It is considered number four in Latin America. And the largest in that country. Accompanying in its grandeur in the south to the Amazon River. Being the same of the most important rivers in Latin America, it is in a reliable way the largest river in Venezuela. Its name comes from a Venezuelan indigenous tribe, which does not exist today, who lived near the Apure State and the banks of the Orinoco River.