Amazon River Shifts Spark Colombia-Peru Border Tensions Ahead of Key Talks
Amazon River Shifts Spark Colombia-Peru Border Tensions Ahead of Key Talks Leticia, Colombia’s only direct access to the Amazon River, faces an impending crisis as the waterway rapidly shifts course, threatening to leave the vital port city landlocked within five years. This dire environmental change is escalating a long-standing border dispute with neighboring Peru, particularly over the strategically located Santa Rosa island, prompting urgent diplomatic intervention. The Amazon’s changing flow, driven by drought and sedimentation, is gradually pushing the main…