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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However, on 1 October, more than two weeks after first becoming ill, the businessman boarded another domestic flight to Beni, before continuing his journey to Kasindi, a busy border town.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

Although the Siriono are but one of a score of Native American groups in the Beni, they are the best known.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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