Chinería Island

Chinería Island
Satellite view of Chinería, Santa Rosa, La Fantasía, and Ronda Islands near Tres Fronteras
Geography
LocationColombia–Peru border
Administration
DistrictSanta Rosa de Loreto
Capital citySanta Rosa de Yavarí

Chinería Island,[1][2] also known as Rondiña Island,[3] is a river island of the Amazon River located on the Peruvian side of the Colombia–Peru border. It is located to the northwest of Santa Rosa Island, and to the south of Ronda Island, the latter part of Colombia. It is administered as part of Santa Rosa de Loreto since 2025 (having previously been part of Yavari District), one of five districts of Mariscal Ramón Castilla, a province of the Department of Loreto.

Since 2024, its southern neighbour—considered by Peru to be part of Chinería Island itself—has been part of a territorial dispute with Colombia.[1]

Geography

The island is located on the Amazon River, which is part of the natural border between Colombia and Peru, near Tres Fronteras, the triple border between Peru, Colombia, and Brazil.

History

During the 1970s, the island suffered a process of fluvial fragmentation that created its southern neighbour, known as Santa Rosa Island.[4] This island has been disputed by the government of Colombia since 2024, whose president Gustavo Petro has accused Peru of usurping the island. The government of Peru has since rejected the Colombian accusation, claiming that the island did exist at one point, although it is no longer the case.[1][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Treneman, Alvaro (7 August 2025). "¿Isla Santa Rosa o Isla Chinería?: Este es el nombre oficial". Perú 21.
  2. ^ Mc Cubbin, Ricardo (7 August 2025). "¿Isla Santa Rosa o Isla Chinería? Este es el nombre oficial según la cancillería de Perú". Infobae.
  3. ^ "Las banderas de Perú abundan en la isla del Amazonas reclamada por el presidente de Colombia". EFE. 7 August 2025.
  4. ^ Vargas, Esther (5 August 2025). "La Isla Santa Rosa de Yavarí: punto neurálgico de la triple frontera". Perú 21.
  5. ^ Turkewitz, Julie; Taj, Mitra (8 August 2025). "War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon". The New York Times. Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a thousand miles from their capitals.
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