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Trans-Amazon Highway

 
 
Columbia Encyclopedia: Trans-Amazon Highway
Trans-Amazon Highway, road, c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) long, traversing N central Brazil. The highway, stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Peruvian border, is an important factor in the economic development of the Amazon region.


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