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The Cenepa River is a 185-kilometre (115 mi) stretch of river whose basin borders Ecuador and Peru, in the Cordillera del Cóndor mountain range in South America.[1] Its drainage basin borders to the north on Ecuador, to the east on the districts of Río Santiago and Nieva in Peru, on the south with the district of Imaza, and on the west with Ecuador. The River has been subject to several border disputes between Peru and Ecuador; the most notable was the Cenepa War in 1995. The Awajún (Aguaruna People), the locals around the Cenepa River Basin, have had issues with the legal certainty of the River due to its cultural significance and resources. The Cenepa River has been impacted by the consequences of military action in the region through skirmishes between Ecuadorian and Peruvian forces along with the establishment of military camps and outposts. Expansion of local communities and the influence of mining have to different degrees interrupted the natural habitats of local fauna and flora.[2] The Cenepa River has had government intervention through the growing recognition of the importance of preservation. This was a direct result of the peace talks that followed the Cenepa War in 1995,[2] also known as the Alto Cenepa War.[3]
- ^ Topographic map Gualaquiza, Ecuador; Peru SA-17-16, Joint Operations Graphic 1:250,000, U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency, February 1995
- ^ a b Organization for the Development of Border Communities of El Cenepa Research Team (2010). Peru: A Chronicle of Deception : Attempts to Transfer the Awajún Border Territory in the Cordillera Del Cóndor to the Mining Industry. IWGIA. ISBN 978-87-91563-73-7.
- ^ Cooper, Tom (1 September 2003). "Peru vs. Ecuador; Alto Cenepa War, 1995". Central and Latin American Database, Air Combat Information Group (ACIG). additional contributions by Esteban Rivera. Archived from the original on 14 July 2008.