Uaupés

American

[wau-pes] / waʊˈpɛs /

Or Waupés

noun

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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Uaupés

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 Sir John Alexander Hammerton

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 Sir John Alexander Hammerton

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