Amazon natural region
region in Colombia
Amazon natural region in southern Colombia comprises the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo and Vaupés, and covers an area of 483,000 square kilometres (186,000 sq mi), 35% of Colombia's total territory. The region is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, or jungle, which is a part of the greater Amazon rainforest.
Biogeographical subregions
The region is bounded by the East Andes along the western edge and extends to the Venezuelan and Brazilian borders in the east. The northern limit begins with the Guaviare and Vichada Rivers and extends south to the Putumayo and Amazon Rivers.
The Amazon region is divided up into distinct subregions:
Amazon foothills: bordering the East Andes
Caquetá River Plain: the main watershed of this region
Inírida River Plain: location of the famous Cerros de Mavecure
Guaviare River Plain: shared with the Eastern Plains
Putumayo River Plain: along the southern border
Serranía de Chiribiquete
Amazon Trapezium: the area of land that actually borders with the Amazon River
Other important rivers include the Vaupés, Apaporis and Yarí.
Biodiversity
The tropical rainforest, classified more specifically as a tropical moist broadleaf forest.
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