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 tropical rainforest, or jungle, which is a part of the greater Amazon rainforest.
| Amazon region | |
|---|---|
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropic |
| Biome | Rainforest, Wetlands |
| Geography | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Coordinates | 1°N 72°W |
| Rivers | Caquetá, Putumayo, Amazon |
| Climate type | Tropical |
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