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It is all about the money...
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It was later renamed "Rio Roosevelt" -
Rubber is an important resource used in many industries; the land is fleeced. -
It does not stop the fighting. -
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Dispute over control of the Amazon basin and resources within.
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They return Leticia to Colombia. -
Leticia is a key landmark point for control of many Amazonian resources.
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~55,000 men went to harvest rubber; ~26,000 died -
Estimated to hold a half a billion tons of high-grade ore.
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Puerto Ordaz was selected as the site for a steel mill and huge hydroelectric plant. -
This links the Amazon River port city of Belém with the rest of Brazil and is open all year. Many other roads are not. -
They found high quality ore (66% iron) which was estimated at 18 billion tons. -
The Manaus-Porto Velho highway connects Brazil's Manaus to Porto Velho until it became impassable in 1988. -
Beginning of Amazonian gold rush. -
The Tucuruí Hydroelectric Dam provides electricity. -
An estimated 42 tons of gold are extracted. -
Renewed military presence is gathering in the Amazon region of Brazil. This is a result of a radar project and the militarization of the borders against drug trafficking.
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