Cenepa River

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The Cenepa River is a remote waterway in the Amazonian border region between Peru and Ecuador that became internationally known as the focal point of the 1995 Cenepa War territorial conflict.

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Cenepa River canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Peru
borderRegionBetween Ecuador
Peru
conflictLocation Cenepa War
country Peru
ecosystemType humid tropical forest
flowsInto Marañón River
hasCharacteristic remote waterway
tropical rainforest river
hasHistoricalEvent 1995 Cenepa War
hasHistoricalSignificance site of territorial dispute between Peru and Ecuador
hasNameOrigin named after the Cenepa valley
knownFor 1995 Peru–Ecuador border conflict
Cenepa War
locatedIn Amazon Basin
Amazon rainforest
Amazonian border region between Peru and Ecuador
Condor mountain range region
northern Peru
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Amazonas Region (Peru)
mouthOf Marañón River
nearBorderWith Ecuador
partOf Marañón River basin
linked to: Marañón River

Peruvian Amazon
region Cordillera del Cóndor area
strategicImportanceIn Cenepa War
supports indigenous communities in its basin
usedAs reference in Peru–Ecuador boundary negotiations

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Cenepa War primaryRiver Cenepa River
Cenepa River basin drainedBy Cenepa River
Cenepa River basin contains Cenepa River
Cenepa Valley hasRiver Cenepa River
Condorcanqui Province traversedBy Cenepa River