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2. Amazon natural region - Wikipedia

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   Amazonía region in southern Colombia comprises the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo and Vaupés, and covers an area of 483,000 km 2, 35% of Colombia's total territory. The region is mostly covered by tropical rainforest , or jungle, which is a part of the greater Amazon rainforest .

3. Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia

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   Amazon rainforest in Colombia Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest, near Manaus. The rainforest likely formed during the Eocene era (from 56 million years to 33.9 million years ago). It appeared following a global reduction of tropical temperatures when the Atlantic Ocean had widened sufficiently to provide a warm, moist climate to the Amazon ...

4. Amazonas (Colombian department) - Wikipedia

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   Amazonas (Spanish pronunciation:) is a department of Southern Colombia in the south of the country. It is the largest department in area while having the third smallest population among the departments. Its capital is Leticia and its name comes from the Amazon River, which drains the department.

5. Colombia Amazon deforestation forecast down 25% to 35% last ...

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   Deforestation in Colombia's Amazon region is forecast to have declined by 25% to 35% in 2023, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Monday, while warning that evidence shows that destruction ...

6. Exclusive-Operations to destroy illegal roads in Colombia's ...

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   There are at least 12 illegal roads in and around Chiribiquete national park - a UNESCO world heritage site in Colombia's Amazon. But there are no known operations underway to destroy them ...

7. The presidents of Brazil and Colombia meet to boost ...

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   The encounter took place in Colombia’s Leticia, a town in the Amazon’s triple border region between Colombia, Brazil and Peru, where organized crime has recently increased its hold.

8. Natural regions of Colombia - Wikipedia

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   Because of its natural structure, Colombia can be divided into six distinct natural regions.These consist of the Andean Region, covering the three branches of the Andes mountains found in Colombia; the Caribbean Region, covering the area adjacent to the Caribbean Sea; the Pacific Region adjacent to the Pacific Ocean; the Orinoquía Region, part of the Llanos plains mainly in the Orinoco river ...

9. Environmental issues in Colombia - Wikipedia

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   There are many environmental issues in Colombia. Issues include deforestation , soil erosion , illicit drug crops grown in national natural reserves by mafias (not peasants), pollution on major bodies of water by corporations (backed up by unregulated / unsupervised policies and by the corruption of local and federal authorities) among others.