MundoAndino Home : Andes Peru Andes Travel: Peru culture, lodging, travel, and tours
Tabatinga
Tabatinga is a municipality in the Tres Fronteras area of Northwestern Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 45,293 (2007) and its area is 3,225 km.
Together with the neighbouring Colombian city of Leticia and the Peruvian city of Santa Rosa, the urban area has more than 100,000 residents spread along the Amazon river
The first Portuguese settlement in the area was founded in the 18th century as a military outpost. It became an autonomous municipality on February 1, 1983 . Formerly, it was part of the Municipality of Benjamin Constant.
External links
Human mobility in the triple border of Peru, Colombia and Brazil, Marcia Maria de Oliveira, Sao Paulo May/August 2006 .
Need more information for your travel research or homework?
Ask your questions at the forum about Brazil-Peru border crossings or help others to find answers.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Tabatinga
