Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Río Negro (Spanish for "black river") is a river in the Chaco Province in Argentina. It crosses the Chaco National Park and flows southeast. Near its mouth it flows by the cities of Puerto Tirol, Resistencia, and Barranqueras, where it finally reaches Barranqueras River, arm of the Paraná River.The river has changed it flatlands course several times along the years, leaving wetlands, meanders and lagoons. This took place because of three different factors; frequent draughts, sediments accumulation and human-made deviations of the riverbed. Sections of the river are currently contaminated by industrial waste, mainly from the leather tanning industry.The Río Negro has historical importance to Resistencia, capital of Chaco Province, since most immigrants that populated Chaco arrived to the city in boats that drove up-river; on February 2 every year, the Festival of the Canoes and Boats is celebrated, remembering the day of the arrival of the first vapour that brought Friulian pioneers to the province.. }
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- Río_Negro_(Chaco_Province) abstract "Río Negro (Spanish for "black river") is a river in the Chaco Province in Argentina. It crosses the Chaco National Park and flows southeast. Near its mouth it flows by the cities of Puerto Tirol, Resistencia, and Barranqueras, where it finally reaches Barranqueras River, arm of the Paraná River.The river has changed it flatlands course several times along the years, leaving wetlands, meanders and lagoons. This took place because of three different factors; frequent draughts, sediments accumulation and human-made deviations of the riverbed. Sections of the river are currently contaminated by industrial waste, mainly from the leather tanning industry.The Río Negro has historical importance to Resistencia, capital of Chaco Province, since most immigrants that populated Chaco arrived to the city in boats that drove up-river; on February 2 every year, the Festival of the Canoes and Boats is celebrated, remembering the day of the arrival of the first vapour that brought Friulian pioneers to the province.".