Tres Fronteras
Tres Fronteras ( Spanish for " three borders ", Portuguese Tríplice Fronteira, Três Fronteiras ) is the name of the border area between Brazil , Peru and Colombia (a triangle of three countries ) in the Amazon basin .
The three border towns on the Amazon , Leticia (Colombia), Santa Rosa (Peru) and Tabatinga (Brazil), which have grown together, have a population of around 100,000. The towns of Leticia and Tabatinga are separated by a land border while the village of Santa Rosa is separated by a river border. Santa Rosa is on an island.
In 1922 the demarcation of the area was regulated by the Treaty of Salomón-Lozano . Since Peru saw advantages for Colombia in this treaty, the Leticia War broke out in 1932 , which in 1933 led to the interim administration of the area by the League of Nations . After a bilateral agreement mediated by Brazil, Leticia was returned to Colombia in 1934, but Peru guaranteed free access to the Amazon and Río Putumayo and legal issues relating to river navigation were clarified.
literature
- Marcia Maria de Oliveira: A mobilidade humana na tríplice fronteira: Peru, Brasil e Colômbia . In: Estudos Avançados . tape 20 , no. 57 , 2006, ISSN 0103-4014 , p. 183-196 , doi : 10.1590 / S0103-40142006000200014 ( scielo.br ).
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Coordinates: 4 ° 13 ′ 37 ″ S , 69 ° 56 ′ 50 ″ W