La Chorrera, Colombia
| La Chorrera | |
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| Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of La Chorrera in the Amazonas Department of Colombia | |
  La Chorrera Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 1°26′49″S 72°47′40″W / 1.44694°S 72.79444°WCoordinates: 1°26′49″S 72°47′40″W / 1.44694°S 72.79444°W | |
| Country |
 Colombia |
| Department | Amazonas Department |
| Climate | Af |
La Chorrera is a town and municipality in the southern Colombian Department of Amazonas. The population is largely engaged in agricultural production, hunting, fishing, and banana and cassava growing. The municipality was once a notable site for rubber production, exploited by the Peruvian Julio César Arana brothers at the turn of the 20th century, north of the Putumayo River.
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