Cucuí

Cucuí is a Brazilian district within the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, on the border with the Amazonas state of Venezuela and the Guainía department of Colombia. The district is located slightly east of the Rio Negro, which flows through the Brazil–Colombia–Venezuela tripoint and forms the border between Colombia and Venezuela. The district serves as a checkpoint and crossing point for the Brazil–Venezuela and for the Brazil–Colombia borders.[1]

Cucuí
Cucuí
Coordinates: 1°12′N 66°50′W
Named forPiedra del Cocuy, a hill across the border in Venezuela
ClimateAf

References

  1. "Cidades | IBGE". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2017-01-15.


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