La Pedrera is a non-municipalized area in
Colombia
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, located in the
Amazonas department. It has a population of 4,985 inhabitants. It is situated at 100 meters above sea level on the banks of the
Caquetá River Caquetá may refer to:
* Caquetá River, or Japurá River, in Colombia and Brazil
* Caquetá Territory, a former territory of Colombia
* Caquetá Department
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, serving as a port for this river, and is a few kilometers from the mouth of the
Apaporis River. It is located on the border with
Brazil
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, near
Vila Bittencourt and
São José do Apaporis.
Proposal for Municipality Status
For several years, there has been a proposal to create a Colombian municipality in the Amazonas department, incorporating the non-municipalized areas of
Mirití-Paraná, La Victoria, and La Pedrera.
Geography
La Pedrera borders the municipality of
Taraira (Vaupés) to the north, the non-municipalized area of Mirití-Paraná to the northwest, Puerto Arica to the southwest, and Tarapacá to the south.
It is surrounded by the
Río Puré National Natural Park and the
Yaigojé Apaporis National Natural Park.
History
La Pedrera initially began as a
Colombian military base. Between July 10 and July 13, 1911, an incident known as the "
La Pedrera Conflict" occurred with
Peruvian
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authorities. This led to the establishment of a modus vivendi zone to prevent further confrontations between the two nations. Eleven years later, after long and unsuccessful negotiations between Colombia and Peru, the
Salomón-Lozano Treaty was signed on March 24, 1922. This treaty granted Colombia access to the
Amazon River and gave Peru a border along the right bank of the
Putumayo River
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Course
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.
Climate
La Pedrera has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(
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''Af'') with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
References
Gobernacion del Amazonas, La Pedrera
Municipalities of Amazonas (Colombian department)
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