Japurá

American  

[zhah-poo-rah] / ˌʒɑ pʊˈrɑ /

noun

1. a river flowing E from the Andes in SW Colombia through NW Brazil to the Amazon. 1,750 miles (2,820 km) long.

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Japurá British  

/ ʒapuˈra /

noun

1. Spanish name: Yapurá.  a river in NW South America, rising in SW Colombia and flowing southeast across Colombia and Brazil to join the Amazon near Tefé: known as the Caquetá in Colombia. Length: about 2800 km (1750 miles)

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Example Sentences

Parallel to the Japurá is the Putumayo or Issá.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

Along the left bank of the Amazon, from Loreto to Japurá, are the scattered houses and villages of the Tucúnas.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

The products of the Japurá are sarsaparilla, copaiba, rubber, cacao, farina, Brazil nuts, moira-piránga—a hard, fine-grained wood of a rich, cherry-red color—and carajurú, a brilliant scarlet dye.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James