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Putumayo

[ poo-too-mah-yaw ]

noun

  1. a river in NW South America, flowing SE from S Colombia into the Amazon in NW Brazil. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.


Putumayo

/ ܳٳˈ /

noun

  1. a river in NW South America, rising in S Colombia and flowing southeast as most of the border between Colombia and Peru, entering the Amazon in Brazil: scene of the Putumayo rubber scandal (1910–11) during the rubber boom, in which many Indians were enslaved and killed by rubber exploiters. Length: 1578 km (980 miles) Brazilian nameIçá
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It is most active in the provinces of Caquetá, Guaviare, Meta and Putumayo.

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Darkness had descended on Colombia's southern Putumayo province one February night last year when gunfire roared through the air, shattering the peaceful dusk.

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Darkness had descended on Colombia's southern Putumayo province one February night last year when gunfire roared through the air, shattering the peaceful dusk.

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Darkness had descended on Colombia's southern Putumayo province one February night last year when gunfire roared through the air, shattering the peaceful dusk.

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Elsewhere in Putumayo, a tree nursery with a capacity to rear 150,000 trees per year closed due to fear among workers and the absence of Santofimio's leadership, a project leader who asked not to be identified told Reuters.

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