Supporting indigenous communities in the northern Amazon basin
Colombia’s Amazonas shares its borders with Peru and Brazil, 2 of the countries with the world’s highest number of coronavirus cases.
People cross the triple border on a regular basis, either for medical needs or to buying and selling all kinds of goods. This has contributed to spread the virus, bringing the total number of cases in the border areas to 10,200.
Before the pandemic hit, tourists used to visit the Amazonas’ markets to purchase handcrafts. Tourism was an economic lifeline, but confinement measures brought it to a halt.
© European Union, 2020 (photographer: N. Mazars)
Supporting indigenous communities in the northern Amazon basin
Colombia’s Amazonas shares its borders with Peru and Brazil, 2 of the countries with the world’s highest number of coronavirus cases.
People cross the triple border on a regular basis, either for medical needs or to buying and selling all kinds of goods. This has contributed to spread the virus, bringing the total number of cases in the border areas to 10,200.
Before the pandemic hit, tourists used to visit the Amazonas’ markets to purchase handcrafts. Tourism was an economic lifeline, but confinement measures brought it to a halt.
© European Union, 2020 (photographer: N. Mazars)