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

He added that there was no indication that the plane had come under attack from any of the armed groups which are active in the Putumayo region.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The aircraft, a Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130, was lifting off from Puerto Leguízamo, a town on the Putumayo River across from Peru, when it went down, said Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol on Thursday reported a new oil and gas discovery in Putumayo province.

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2023

The atrocities of the Putumayo district in Brazil illustrate the capitalistic spirit in its very worst form, as did also the forced labour on the Yucatan plantations during the Diaz r�gime in Mexico.

From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.