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Putumayo River — The Içá or Putumayo River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, west of and parallel to the Yapura. It forms part of Colombia s border with Ecuador, as well as most of the frontier with Peru. Known as the Putumayo in the former three… … Wikipedia
Putumayo River — River, northwestern South America. Rising in southwestern Colombia, it is about 980 mi (1,575 km) long and flows southeast through tropical rainforests, where it forms a large section of the border between Peru and Colombia. It crosses the border … Universalium
Putumayo River — … Useful english dictionary
Putumayo (disambiguation) — Putumayo may refer to: * The Putumayo Department of Colombia * The Putumayo District in the Maynas Province, Loreto Region, Peru * The Putumayo Canton of Ecuador * The Putumayo River or Içá River in South America * Putumayo World Music, a record… … Wikipedia
Putumayo — /pooh tooh mah yaw/, n. a river in NW South America, flowing SE from S Colombia into the Amazon in NW Brazil. 900 mi. (1450 km) long. Portuguese, Iça. * * * ▪ department, Colombia departamento, southern Colombia. It is bounded by the… … Universalium
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Putumayo Department — Putumayo redirects here. For other uses, see Putumayo (disambiguation). Department of Putumayo Departamento del Putumayo Department … Wikipedia
Putumayo — [po͞o΄to͞o mä′yō̂] river in NW South America, flowing from SW Colombia along the Colombian Peruvian border into the Amazon in NW Brazil: c. 1,000 mi (1,609 km) … English World dictionary
Putumayo — or (in Brazil) Içá geographical name river 980 miles (1577 kilometers) NW South America flowing from SW Colombia into the Amazon in NW Brazil … New Collegiate Dictionary
Putumayo — Pu•tu•ma•yo [[t]ˌpu tuˈmɑ yɔ[/t]] n. geg a river in NW South America, flowing SE from S Colombia into the Amazon in NW Brazil. 900 mi. (1450 km) long Portuguese, Içá … From formal English to slang
