Tres Fronteras


Tres Fronteras is an area of the Amazon rainforest in the Upper Amazon region of South America. It includes and is named after the tripoint at which 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 Tres Fronteras include Tabatinga, Leticia, and Santa [Rosa de Yavari] on an island in the Amazon River.
Much of the land is within the Alto [Rio Negro Indigenous Territory|Alto Rio Negro] and Yanomami reserves, a combined.

Population

According to Fabricio Amorimm from Fundação Nacional do Índio, the region contains "the greatest concentration of isolated groups in the Amazon and the world".

Crime

A UN report stated that the hotspot in which a reporter was killed "probably among the densest concentration of organized crime groups on earth." In June 2022, The Guardian reporter Dom Phillips and his companion Bruno Pereira were killed in Tabatinga, in the Vale do Javari.