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El Amparo
El Amparo may refer to: * El Amparo, Apure, a town in Páez Municipality, Apure, Venezuela ** Massacre of El Amparo, 1988 * El Amparo District, a district of the Los Chiles canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica * El Amparo (film) ''El Amparo'' is a 2016 drama film directed by Rober Calzadilla and coproduced between Colombia and Venezuela. The film is set in El Amparo, a Venezuelan location on the shores of Arauca River, in the Colombian border, based in the 1988 Massacre ...
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El Amparo, Apure
El Amparo is a town located in Páez Municipality, Apure of Venezuela. It is located on the border with Colombia, on the banks of the Arauca River. The Massacre of El Amparo took place near the town.Amnesty International, 31 March 1993Venezuela: The Amparo Massacre: Four years on/ref> See also * List of cities and towns in Venezuela This is a list of cities, towns and communities in Venezuela. The state capitals are marked with a *. List See also * List of cities in Venezuela by population, a list that only includes cities with no less than 100,000 residents in ... References Populated places in Apure Colombia–Venezuela border crossings Massacre of El Amparo {{ApureVE-geo-stub ...
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Massacre Of El Amparo
The Massacre of El Amparo was a massacre of 14 fishermen which took place near the village of El Amparo, in Venezuela's western state of Apure, on 29 October 1988.Amnesty International, 31 March 1993Venezuela: The Amparo Massacre: Four years on Investigation A joint military-police unit claimed the fishermen (who had no police records and were not known to either Venezuelan or Colombian military intelligence) were a group of guerillas who attacked them with guns and grenades, with an alleged 15–20 minute exchange of gunfire occurring at a range of 20–30m. No injuries were sustained by the unit, and an informant from the unit told investigators that the arms that were found amongst the bodies of the fishermen had been planted.Human Rights WatchHuman Rights in Venezuela October 1993, pp 20–22 An autopsy performed by Colombian officials on a Venezuelan victim found that he had been shot in the back, his skull crushed by heavy blows, and his face disfigured by acid. A month la ...
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El Amparo District
El Amparo is a district of the Los Chiles canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo .... Geography El Amparo has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, El Amparo had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 35 References Districts of Alajuela Province Populated places in Alajuela Province {{Alajuela-geo-stub ...
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