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  2. Amazon natural region - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon Region of Colombia is part of the Amazon rainforest. 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 ...

  3. Leticia, Amazonas - Wikipedia

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    Leticia (Spanish pronunciation:) is the southernmost city in the Republic of Colombia, capital of the department of Amazonas, Colombia's southernmost town (4.09° south 69.57° west) and one of the major ports on the Amazon River. It has an elevation of 96 meters (315') above sea level and an average temperature of 27 °C (80.6 °F).

  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. The Amazon's ancient complex of 'lost cities' flourished for ...

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    Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago, according to a paper published Thursday, Jan. 11 ...

  6. Huge network of ancient cities uncovered in the Amazon rainforest

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    Archaeologists working deep in the Amazon rainforest have discovered an extensive network of cities dating back 2,500 years.. The highly structured pre-Hispanic settlements, with wide streets and ...

  7. Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [ 2 ] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest . [ 3 ]