Guayaramerín
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Guayaramerín is a city within the Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

n Beni Department
Beni Department
Beni, sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia, in the lowlands region of the country. It is the second largest department in the country , covering 213,564 square kilometers , and it was created by supreme decree on November 18, 1842 during the administration of General José...

. It is the capital of the Guayaramerín Municipality
Guayaramerín Municipality
Guayaramerín Municipality is a municipality of the Beni Department in Bolivia.- References :*...

 in the Vaca Díez Province
Vaca Diéz Province
Vaca Diéz is a province in the Beni Department, Bolivia....

. Guayaramerín is located on the left side of Mamoré River, facing the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian city of Guajará-Mirim
Guajará-Mirim
Guajará-Mirim is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at an altitude of 128 meters. Its population was 41,467 and its area is 24,856 km².It lies along the Mamoré River, just across the Bolivian border town of Guayaramerín...

. It is a port in which there is a permanent port of the Bolivian Navy
Bolivian Navy
The Bolivian Naval Force , formerly known as the Bolivian Navy is a branch of the Bolivian Armed Forces. As of 2008, the Bolivian Naval Force had approximately 5,000 personnel...

. The city has a small airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

, served by three local airlines: AeroCon
Aerocon
Aerocon is a Bolivian airline.It started its operations in 2005.In 2006 the airline transferred its operational base to Trinidad. It is also called the Airline of Beni Department....

 (Aero Comercial Oriente Norte), TAM (Transporte Aéreo Militar) and Amaszonas
Amaszonas
Línea Aérea Amaszonas, often shortened to Amaszonas, is an airline in Bolivia, operating scheduled and chartered short-haul, low-volume passenger flights throughout the Northern and North Eastern regions of the country. The company was founded in 2000...

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Facing the city there is the small island of Suárez, or Guajará-Mirim as it is called by the Brazilian government. The island is disputed by both countries, and treaties in 1867, 1877 and 1958 have failed to clear the matter.

There is a Brazilian vice-consulate in the city.

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