La Chorrera is a town and municipality in the southern
Colombian
Department of
Amazonas.
The population is largely engaged in agricultural production, hunting, fishing, and banana and cassava growing. The municipality was once a notable site for rubber production, exploited by the Peruvian
Julio César Arana brothers at the turn of the 20th century, north of the
Putumayo River
The Putumayo River or Içá River ( es, Río Putumayo, pt, Rio Içá) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, southwest of and parallel to the Japurá River.
Course
The Putumayo River forms part of Colombia's border with Ecuador, as well ...
. The territory has an area of 12670 km².
References
External links
Government of Amazonas Department; La Chorrera
Municipalities of Amazonas Department
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