Assis Brasil: Three-Country Border at Acre's Western Tip
The Assis Brasil frontier town at Acre's tip is where Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia meet — the tri-border crossing is one of South America's most remote and the Amazon-Andes cultural divide is sharply visible
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Three-country border meeting
Assis Brasil is where Brazil, Peru and Bolivia share a common border - the monument with three borders and the crossing formalities between the three countries create an unusual geopolitical compression
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Iñapari: The Peruvian Page
Across the bridge, the Peruvian city of Iñapari is in the Madre de Dios region — one of Peru's most biodiverse and threatened areas; The Amazon-Andes highway connecting to Cusco passes here
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Interoceanic Highway
The Interoceanic Highway connecting the Amazon with the Pacific port of Ilo in Peru passes through Acre — a transcontinental route through the Amazon that has transformed trade between Brazil and Peru
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Andean Culture at the Amazon Margin
At the border between Acre and Peru, the Andean cultural zone begins — the Quechua language, guinea pig cuisine, and Inca cultural heritage become evident just across the border in a dramatic cultural transition
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Bolivian border at Cobija
The Cobija pass into Bolivia—just north of the Peru border—connects with the Bolivian Amazonian town of Cobija; border trade is in both directions, with Bolivian products (electronics, clothing) passing into Brazil
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Amazon-Andes River Descent
The rivers that drain the eastern Andes - Ucayali and Jurua tributaries - pass through the border zone; the water that reaches the Rio Branco has fallen from Andean snow and glaciers thousands of kilometers away