Santa Rosa de Yavari
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Santa Rosa de Yavari is an Amazonian town in the Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province
in the Loreto Region
of Peru
, located in an island in the Amazon River
in front of the cities of Leticia (Colombia
) and Tabatinga
(Brazil
). The town serves as a checkpoint and crossing point for the Brazil-Peru and the Brazil-Colombia borders.
Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province
The Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province is one of the seven provinces in the Loreto Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 22728 on October 18, 1979 by President Francisco Morales Bermúdez...
in the Loreto Region
Loreto Region
Loreto is Peru's northernmost region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest region and also one of the most sparsely populated ones, due to its remote location in the Amazon Rainforest...
of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, located in an island in the Amazon River
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
in front of the cities of Leticia (Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
) and Tabatinga
Tabatinga
Tabatinga is a municipality in the Três Fronteiras area of Northwestern Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 45,293...
(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...
). The town serves as a checkpoint and crossing point for the Brazil-Peru and the Brazil-Colombia borders.