Bermejo, Western tributary river of Paraguay River in South America.
Bermejo is a river in South America that flows 1046 kilometers (650 miles) from Tarija in Bolivia through Argentina and joins the Paraguay near the town of Pilar. The water carries reddish sediment that gives the banks along its route a warm color and makes the land along the shores fertile.
The first expeditions along the waterway took place in 1778 and opened routes for small boats over a distance of about 250 kilometers (155 miles). At that time, traders and travelers used this route when the water level allowed it.
Indigenous communities along its course call the waterway by different names than those found on maps: Wichí speakers say Teuco, Guaraní speakers say Ypitá. These different names show how people living near the water keep their own connection to the landscape.
The current brings a lot of fine sand and clay with it, which makes navigation by larger vessels difficult. The water changes its height depending on the season, so planning boat trips depends on timing.
Near the Tropic of Capricorn, the waterway splits into two branches: the Bermejito, which carries water only part of the year, and the Teuco, which continues south. This division changes the landscape and creates two different habitats.
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