Beni

American

[be-nee] / ˈbɛ ni /

noun

a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.

Beni British

/ ˈbeni /

noun

a river in N Bolivia, rising in the E Cordillera of the Andes and flowing north to the Marmoré River. Length: over 1600 km (1000 miles)

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Across the province, case-fatality rates are reaching 56%, rising to 68% in the gold mining city of Beni, compared with an average of 40% in Ituri province, the IRC said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The 31-year-old left-back, who joined Hearts in 2020, has experienced several highs and lows alongside Craig Halkett, Cammy Devlin, Beni Baningime and Lawrence Shankland.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

In September 2021, a team of specialists traveled to one of the least-documented areas of the Bolivian Amazon: the Great Tectonic Lakes of Exaltación in the department of Beni.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

Ruben Torres, Director of the Beni Region Health Department, said that there had been "a lot of speculation about the case" and "many theories" after the plane went missing.

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

They bristled from the side of the dig in a profusion that reminded me of the Beni mounds, hundreds of miles upstream.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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