Colombia News » Vaupes News Colombia » Vaupes » Social: Vaupés River contamination identified near rapidly expanding Amazonian town
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/vaup%C3%A9s-river-contamination-identified-near-rapidly-expanding-amazonian-town/ar-AA21pN6V
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 » Social: Armed recruitment of children in Colombia forces indigenous off their land
News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/armed-recruitment-children-colombia-forces-indigenous-their-land
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 ...