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Published on: Tuesday 21 April 2026
VAUPÉS, COLOMBIA — Traditionally, for members of the Indigenous Macaquiño community in the southeastern Colombian Amazon, the Vaupés River is not just a source of water, but a living being that must ...
News Colombia » Vaupes » Government: Photos: In the Colombian Amazon, fishing binds a community to river and forest
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/photos-in-the-colombian-amazon-fishing-binds-a-community-to-river-and-forest/
Published on: Thursday 26 February 2026
If you liked this story, share it with other people. For members of the Macaquiño community in the southeastern Colombian department of Vaupés, fishing forms part of the deep cultural and spiritual ...
News Colombia » Vaupes » Government: Vaupés River contamination identified near rapidly expanding Amazonian town
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/vaupes-river-contamination-identified-near-rapidly-expanding-amazonian-town/
Published on: Tuesday 21 April 2026
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Indigenous people who live downstream from a rapidly expanding Amazonian town on the banks of the Vaupés River told Mongabay the river is ...