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Apure

American  
[ah-poo-re] / ɑˈpu rɛ /

noun

  1. a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.


Apure British  
/ aˈpure /

noun

  1. a river in W Venezuela, rising in the Andes and flowing east to the Orinoco. Length: about 676 km (420 miles)

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In its report, Human Rights Watch claimed that recent military operations in Apure, have been directed solely against the Joint Eastern Command.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022

In March of last year, more than 5,000 people fled from Venezuela’s Apure state into Colombia as fighting intensified between Venezuela’s army and rebel groups.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022

Padrino's statement was the first official report regarding military operations in Venezuela's Apure state this year, which sits on the border with Colombia.

From Reuters • Feb. 11, 2022

In Colombia’s eastern Arauca province and the neighbouring Apure state in Venezuela, civilians are unable to move freely, forced to obey a strict curfew and taxed on virtually all economic activity.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2020

While the Uriticu is inhabited by fierce crocodiles, the Apure is the home of a small fish called the "carabito," which attacks bathers with great fury, often biting out large pieces of flesh.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon