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The Republic of Colombia is situated largely in the north-west of South America, with some territories falling within the boundaries of Central America.It is bordered to the north-west by Panama; to the east by Brazil and Venezuela; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; [1] and it shares maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
The Pacific/Chocó region is one of the five major natural regions of Colombia. Ecologically, this region belongs entirely to the Chocó Biogeographic Region and is considered a biodiversity hotspot. It also has areas with the highest rainfall in the world, with areas near Quibdo, Chocó reaching up to 13,000 mm (510 in) annually. [1]
The Pacific Region is located on Colombia's western, Pacific coast, and covers an area of 83,170 km 2 (32,110 sq mi). It extends from the Gulf of Urabá in the north to the border with Ecuador in the south, and includes part of the departments of Nariño, Cauca and Valle de Cauca, and the whole of Chocó Department.
The Colombian maritime territory in these waters totals 589,360 km 2 (227,550 sq mi). In the Pacific Ocean, Colombia only has borders with three countries (Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama), all of which are defined by current treaties. The Pacific is the site of a large part of the country's exports and imports of products.
Llanura del Pacífico (Colombia) Crucero de la corbeta Rosa de los Andes; Usuario:Muwatallis II/Taller/002; Anexo:Biodiversidad de Colombia por región natural; Usage on eu.wikipedia.org Pazifikoko eskualdea (Kolonbia) Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Région pacifique (Colombie) Usage on gl.wikipedia.org Rexión do Pacífico de Colombia; Castelán ...
Chocó Department (Spanish pronunciation:) is a department of the Pacific region of Colombia known for hosting the largest Afro-Colombian population in the nation, and a large population of Amerindian and mixed African-Amerindian Colombians.
COLOMBIA'S PACIFIC JUNGLE (Reuters) - Amid stifling heat and humidity in the remote Colombian jungle, guerrillas carrying machine guns and rifles creep their way through the undergrowth ...
Colombia, [b] officially the Republic of Colombia, [c] is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.