Tres Fronteras

Not to be confused with the Triple Frontier at the border between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.

Tres Fronteras (Portuguese: Três Fronteiras) is the Spanish name for an area of the Amazon Rainforest in the Upper Amazon region of South America.

Geography

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.

The area is noted for its natural beauty. Cities in the Tres Fronteras area include Tabatinga, Leticia, and Santa Rosa de Yavari on an island in the Amazon River.

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).

Geography of South America

Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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