Térraba River
Térraba River, in the southern Brunca region of Costa Rica, is the largest river in that country.
The indigenous Boruca language name is DiquÃs which means "great river". Its basin is and it is long, covering ten percent of the country. It is a tributary from the confluence of the RÃo General and RÃo Coto Brus. Pineapple plantations occupy in the basin, amounting to 21 percent of national production. Mangrove cockles known locally as piangua are collected in the mangrove swamps and mud at the mouth of the RÃo Grande de Térraba. It is anticipated that the proposed DiquÃs Hydroelectric Project will cover and will require the relocation of 1,100 people.
