Amazonian Regions in Colombia

Growth of Caquetá, Guaviare, and Putumayo – Growth Lab Summer Internship

By: Alejandro Rueda-Sanz (MPA/ID ’22)

As the only road-accessible entry points to the Colombian Amazon, the departments of Caquetá, Guaviare, and Putumayo are facing stark challenges for their future growth. These departments have been at the center stage of the armed conflict and concentrate today most of the deforestation in the Colombian Amazon. Growth, however, has lagged in all three departments relative to its Colombian...

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