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ItalianoSanta Rosa de Yavarí | |
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  Santa Rosa de Yavarí Location of Santa Rosa | |
| Coordinates: 4°13′40″S 69°57′28″W / 4.22778°S 69.95778°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Department | Loreto |
| Province | Mariscal Ramón Castilla |
| District | Santa Rosa de Loreto |
| Named after | Saint Rose of Lima |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 970 |
Santa Rosa de Yavarí is a city in the Amazon River that serves as the Peruvian border crossing of Tres Fronteras, a triple border shared by Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. The city has a population of about 3,000 people, and is administered by Peru as part of Mariscal Ramón Castilla, a province of Loreto Region. However, it is disputed by Colombia since 2024.[1]
Geography
[edit]The city is located in Santa Rosa Island, located in the international Tres Fronteras area of the Upper Amazon region, in the western Amazon basin. The cities of Leticia (Colombia) and Tabatinga (Brazil) are across from it on the mainland river banks of the Amazon. Most transportation to the island is by boat.
Border crossings
[edit]The town serves as a checkpoint and crossing point for the Brazil-Peru and Brazil-Colombia borders.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Turkewitz, Julie; Taj, Mitra (August 8, 2025). "War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon". The New York Times.
Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a thousand miles from their capitals.
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