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Uaupés

American  
[wou-pes] / waʊˈpɛs /
Or Waupés

noun

  1. a river in S central Colombia, where it rises and is called the Vaupes, flowing in NW Brazil E and SE to the Rio Negro River. 500 miles (805 km) long.


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The river Uaupés is a tributary of the Upper Rio Negro, and a voyage up this stream brought us into singular regions.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

Among the tribes of the Uaupés the men have the hair carefully parted and combed on each side, and tied in a queue behind.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

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