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Putumayo Department
Putumayo is a department of 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 language. The verb putuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayo is a variant of mayu, meaning river. Thus it means "gushing river".
Municipalities
Colon
Mocoa
Orito
Puerto Asis
Puerto Caicedo
Puerto Guzman
Puerto Leguizamo
San Francisco
San Miguel
Santiago
Sibundoy
Valle del Guamez
Villa Garzon
External links
Government of Putumayo official website
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