Carurú is a town and municipality located in the
department of
Vaupés,
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
. The town is on the north bank of the
Vaupés River
Vaupés River (Uaupés River) is a tributary of the Rio Negro (Amazon), Rio Negro in South America. It rises in the Vaupes Department of Colombia, flowing east through Vaupés Department. It forms part of the international border between the Depart ...
in the
Amazon natural region
Amazonía region in southern Colombia comprises the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo and Vaupés, and covers an area of 483,000 km2, 35% of Colombia's total territory. The region is mostly covered by ...
of the country.
The town is served by the
Carurú Airport and there are no road connections to the rest of the country, the only waterway is the Vaupés River.
Municipalities of Vaupés Department
1993 establishments in Colombia
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