Place:Putumayo, Colombia

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NamePutumayo
Alt namesPutumayosource: Wikipedia
TypeDepartment
Coordinates3.0°N 76°W
Located inColombia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Cananguchal
La Tagua
Mocoa
Puerto Asís
Puerto Leguízamo
Puerto Umbría
San Francisco
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Putumayo is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.

The word putumayo comes from the Quechua languages. The verb p'utuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayu means river. Thus it means "gushing river".

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