Putumayo

American  

[poo-too-mah-yaw] / ˌpu tuˈmɑ yɔ /

noun

1. a river in NW South America, flowing SE from S Colombia into the Amazon in NW Brazil. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.

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Putumayo British  

/ putuˈmajo /

noun

1. Brazilian name: Içá.  a river in NW South America, rising in S Colombia and flowing southeast as most of the border between Colombia and Peru, entering the Amazon in Brazil: scene of the Putumayo rubber scandal (1910–11) during the rubber boom, in which many Indians were enslaved and killed by rubber exploiters. Length: 1578 km (980 miles)

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Example Sentences

It is most active in the provinces of Caquetá, Guaviare, Meta and Putumayo.

From BBC

Elsewhere in Putumayo, a tree nursery with a capacity to rear 150,000 trees per year closed due to fear among workers and the absence of Santofimio's leadership, a project leader who asked not to be identified told Reuters.

From Reuters

Likewise in Putumayo in 2022, even as deforestation declined 29% across Colombia versus 2021, in part due to the wetter La Niña weather phenomenon, deforestation in Puerto Guzman, where Santofimio's project is based, rose 0.6% to 4,645 hectares.

From Reuters

That was the highest level of Putumayo province's 13 municipalities – according to IDEAM.

From Reuters

The uptick was due to an increase in crops in Putumayo province, along the border with Ecuador, Welsch said.

From Reuters