Mamoré

[ mah-maw-rey ]

noun

1. a river in Bolivia, flowing N to the Beni River on the border of Brazil to form the Madeira River. 700 miles (1,125 km) long.

Mamoré

/ mamoˈre /

noun

1. a river in central Bolivia, flowing north to the Beni River to form the Madeira River. Length: about 1500 km (930 miles)

Example Sentences

When the first two dams were built, people in Cachuela Mamoré and elsewhere along the Bolivian border were not invited to be part of an assessment of the potential risks to those who lived in the area.

From Los Angeles Times

Even then, says Montero, word never reached the farmers and fishermen in Cachuela Mamoré that there might be problems to come.

From Los Angeles Times

Lidia Bani Lopez, 58 and a lifelong resident of Cachuela Mamoré, said, “We’re not against progress, but we are against this kind of construction that will do away with our Amazon.”

From Los Angeles Times

Federico Cortez Morai, a native of Cachuela Mamoré who worked as a construction contractor on the Jirau dam from 2013 to 2016, said he’s hopeful his community will be better equipped to stand up for its rights than it was in the years prior to the Jirau and Santo Antonio dams.

From Los Angeles Times

But on the Bolivian side of the border, villages like Cachuela Mamoré have received no such support.

From Los Angeles Times