La Pedrera, Amazonas
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For several years, there has been a proposal to create a Colombian municipality in the Amazonas department, incorporating the non-municipalized areas of Mirití-Paraná, La Victoria, and La Pedrera.
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Geography
La Pedrera borders the municipality of Taraira (Vaupés) to the north, the non-municipalized area of Mirití-Paraná to the northwest, Puerto Arica to the southwest, and Tarapacá to the south.
It is surrounded by the Río Puré National Natural Park and the Yaigojé Apaporis National Natural Park.
History
La Pedrera initially began as a Colombian military base. Between July 10 and July 13, 1911, an incident known as the "La Pedrera Conflict" occurred with Peruvian authorities. This led to the establishment of a modus vivendi zone to prevent further confrontations between the two nations. Eleven years later, after long and unsuccessful negotiations between Colombia and Peru, the Salomón-Lozano Treaty was signed on March 24, 1922. This treaty granted Colombia access to the Amazon River and gave Peru a border along the right bank of the Putumayo River.
Climate
La Pedrera has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.