The Rancheria River in the north of Colombia origi- nates in the Sierra Nevada and flows, after a few changes in direction, into the Caribbean Sea. To tame this river and make it usable for the local people, the Institute for Rural Development, INCO- DER and the construction company, Conalvias started the Rancheria dam project. The project won the national award for design engineering in 2006 when it was still in the planning phase and is cons

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