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Uaupés

or Wau·pés

[ wou-pes ]

noun

  1. a river in S central Colombia, where it rises and is called the Vaupes, flowing in NW Brazil E and SE to the Rio Negro River. 500 miles (805 km) long.

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Among the tribes of the Uaupés the men have the hair carefully parted and combed on each side, and tied in a queue behind.

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