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River in eastern Colombia; length 1,040 km/646 mi. The Meta has its source in the Sumapaz glacier, 64 km/40 mi south of Bogotá. It flows northeast to join the River Orinoco on the Venezuelan border. The Meta runs through a department of the same name.

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Department of eastern Colombia; area 85,527 sq km/33,022 sq mi; population (1993) 618,427. The capital is Villavicencio. The River Meta flows through the department, which consists of tropical lowland and is very sparsely populated.



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The carriage stopped near the Meta Sudans; the door was opened, and the young men, eagerly alighting, found themselves opposite a cicerone, who appeared to have sprung up from the ground, so unexpected was his appearance.
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