Colombia News » Vaupes News Colombia » Vaupes » History: Vaupés River contamination identified near rapidly expanding Amazonian town
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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 » History: Armed recruitment of children in Colombia forces indigenous off their land
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Published on: Tuesday 11 August 2009
MITU, COLOMBIA, August 12 (UNHCR) - In a distant corner of Colombia on the border with Brazil, the department of Vaupes is home to 27 different indigenous groups, each with a different culture and ...
News Colombia » Vaupes » History: Photos: In the Colombian Amazon, fishing binds a community to river and forest
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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 ...