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- Spanish:
- Río Abuná
- Portuguese:
- Rio Abunã
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Abuná River
river, South America
Also known as: Río Abuná
Abuná River, a headwater of the Amazon, east of the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes. The navigable river flows for about 200 miles (320 km) northeast through rain forests, forming Bolivia’s northern border with Brazil. It joins the Río Madeira, a tributary of the Amazon, at Manoa, Bolivia. Rubber, Brazil nuts, quinine, and other forest products are the principal items of commerce in the sparsely inhabited Abuná region.
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