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 people who speak the Sumo language.[2] It is monitored by the Board of Kukra River (Junta Directiva del Rio Kukra), presided by Peter Martinez. During Hurricane Dean a four-year-old girl drowned on a boat that sank amidst high winds and waves at the mouth of the river.[3] It is located south of Bluefields.[4]

Economy

Along with Bluefields and Rio Escondido, the Kukra River has been an important indigenous and Creole agriculture area.[5] The Rama grow grains near Bluefields Bay and along the Kukra.[6] 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.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Río Kukra, Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Peet, Stephen Denison (1895). The American antiquarian and oriental journal, Volume 17. F.H. Reveell. p. 187.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Howard (August 1, 2007). "Hurricane Dean pummels Jamaica". Pantagraph. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Latrine Construction and Sanitation Education- Kukra River, Nicaragua". Engineers without Borders UCLA. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  5. ↑ 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. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  6. ↑ Berman, Joshua; Wood, Randall (2008). Moon Nicaragua. Avalon Travel. p. 402. ISBN 1-59880-084-1.
  7. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 11°54′00″N 83°49′00″W / 11.9°N 83.816667°W / 11.9; -83.816667


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