Caquetá River basin

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The Caquetá River basin is a vast, biodiverse watershed in the western Amazon region of Colombia and Brazil, home to numerous Indigenous communities and rich tropical rainforest ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
watershed
contains oxbow lakes
riparian forests
riverine wetlands
crossesCountry Brazil NERFINISHED
Colombia NERFINISHED
drainedBy Caquetá River NERFINISHED
formsPartOf upper Amazon drainage
hasBiodiversityLevel high
hasClimate humid tropical climate
hasConservationValue global biodiversity hotspot
hasEcologicalRole carbon storage area
freshwater habitat
wildlife corridor
hasEcosystemType tropical rainforest
hasFauna Amazonian fish species
large mammals
primates
hasFeature high endemism
high species richness
rich tropical rainforest ecosystems
hasFlora epiphytes
hardwood tree species
palm species
hasHydrologicalFeature seasonal flooding
tributary networks
hasIndigenousInhabitants numerous Indigenous communities
hasLandCover flooded forests
primary rainforest
hasThreat deforestation
hydroelectric development pressure
illegal mining
hasVegetationType evergreen broadleaf forest
isKnownFor Indigenous cultural diversity
biodiversity
intact forest landscapes
isLocatedInRegion western Amazon region NERFINISHED
isPartOf Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
locatedIn Brazil
Colombia NERFINISHED
Western Amazon NERFINISHED
partOf Amazon Basin NERFINISHED
supports small-scale agriculture
subsistence fishing
traditional Indigenous livelihoods

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Huitoto people hasPopulationIn Caquetá River basin