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Amazonas is a department (administrative region) located in Peru, situated in the northern part of the country's Amazon rainforest area. It matters because it represents an important part of Peru's vast Amazonian territory and contributes to the country's biodiversity and natural resources.
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- Instance of
- department of Peru
- Demonym
- amazonense
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Peru
- Contains
- Utcubamba Province
- Capital
- Chachapoyas
- Population
- 437579
- Area
- 39249.13
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Shares border with
- La Libertad Department
- Image
- Kuélap, 2023 (23).jpg
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons category
- Amazonas Department (Peru)
- different from
- Amazonas
- language used
- Lamas Quechua
- topic's main category
- Category:Amazonas Region
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Encyclopedic overview
Amazonas ( Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈsonas]) is a department of Peru. Located in the country's north, it is bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca on the west, La Libertad on the south, and Loreto and San Martín on the east. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas.
With a landscape of steep river gorges and mountains, Amazonas is the location of Kuelap, a huge stone fortress enclosing more than 400 stone structures; it was built on a mountain about 3,000 meters high, starting about 500 AD and was occupied to the mid-16th century. It is one of Peru's major archeological sites.
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