The chief of these, the parana, which flows 2,000 miles through the country, carries a volume of water to the sea one and one-half times that of the Mississippi, and is capable of floating ships having a draught of 18 feet for 600 miles into the interior.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews
The great plains of the Mississippi, Oronoc, Maranon and parana were also formed or drained of their swamps and morasses.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque
36. Eyeris, Yaros of parana.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque
