Tres Fronteras
Tres Fronteras (, ) is the Spanish name for an area of the Amazon Rainforest in the Upper Amazon region of South America. It includes, and is named for, the tripoint where the borders of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia meet. The upper Amazon River flows through the area. Geography
The area is noted for its natural beauty. Cities in the Tres Fronteras area include Tabatinga (in Brazil), Leticia (in Colombia), and Santa Rosa de Yavari (in Peru) on an island in the Amazon River. Much of this land is within the borders of the Alto Rio Negro and Yanomami reserves, a combined 18 million hectares. The Colombian, Brazilian and Paraguayan mafia all operate in the region, and money laundering, drug and weapons trafficking have been rampant. Population
According to Fabricio Amorim from Fundação Nacional do Índio, the region contains "the greatest concentration of isolated groups in the Amazon and the world". Crime
A UN report called the hotspot where a reporter was killed. "probably [had] among the densest concentration of organized crime groups on earth”. In June 2022 Guardian reporter Dom Phillips and his companion Bruno Pereira were killed in Tabatinga in the Vale do Javari. See also
Amazon basin
Murder of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

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External links
Human mobility in the triple border of Peru, Colombia and Brazil, Márcia Maria de Oliveira, São Paulo May/August 2006 (abstract in English, text in Portuguese). Border tripoints
Brazil–Colombia border
Brazil–Peru border
Colombia–Peru border
Geography of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Geography of Loreto Region
Regions of Brazil
Regions of Colombia
Regions of Peru
Upper Amazon
 Regions of South America