a river in NW South America, rising in SW Colombia and flowing southeast across Colombia and Brazil to join the Amazon near Tefé: known as the Caquetá in Colombia. Length: about 2800 km (1750 miles)
Spanish name: Yapurá
Japurá in American English
(ˌʒɑpʊˈʀɑ)
river in S Colombia & NW Brazil, flowing southeast into the Amazon: c. 1,750 mi (2,816 km)