Putumayo River region
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The Putumayo River region is a remote, biodiverse area of the northwestern Amazon Basin spanning parts of Colombia, Peru, and Brazil, known for its Indigenous communities and rich linguistic and cultural diversity.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
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river basin region ⓘ |
| borderRiverOf |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
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Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Indigenous communities
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cultural diversity ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ linguistic diversity ⓘ remote location ⓘ tropical rainforest ecosystems ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
flooded forest
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humid tropical forest ⓘ |
| followsRiver | Putumayo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
equatorial climate
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high rainfall ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterestFrom |
Indigenous organizations
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environmental NGOs ⓘ |
| hasEthnolinguisticGroup |
Bora peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cofán peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Huitoto peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Kichwa peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Muinane peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Secoya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Siona peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily |
Boran languages
NERFINISHED
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Quechuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucanoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Witotoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasinOf | Putumayo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high plant species richness
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rich freshwater fish diversity ⓘ riverine transportation routes ⓘ traditional Indigenous knowledge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| partOf | northwestern Amazon Basin ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
armed conflict
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deforestation ⓘ drug trafficking ⓘ illegal mining ⓘ oil exploration ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Amazon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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