La Chorrera, Colombia
La Chorrera | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality and town of La Chorrera in the Amazonas Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 1°26′49″S 72°47′40″W / 1.44694°S 72.79444°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Amazonas Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,670 km2 (4,890 sq mi) |
| Climate | Af |
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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, who owned the Peruvian Amazon Company at the turn of the 20th century, north of the Putumayo River. The territory has an area of 12,670 km².