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EncyclopediaLeticiaLeticia (lātē'sēä) [key], town (1993 pop. 17,758), capital of Amazonas commissary, SE Colombia, on the upper Amazon. The Leticia region, a narrow strip of land extending S of the Putumayo River to the Amazon, was disputed, at times violently, between Colombia and Peru (1932–34). The region was awarded to Colombia by the League of Nations in 1934. Active U.S. participation by Secretary of State Henry Stimson with the League established a precedent, permitting interference by an international body in an area covered by the Monroe Doctrine. Rubber manufacture is the only industry. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Leticia from Infoplease:
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- Herod's Law - Starring Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz, Leticia Huijara, Isela Vega, Alex Cox
- Oriundi - Starring Anthony Quinn, Paulo Betti, Gabriela Duarte, Leticia Spiller, Paulo Autran
- Circulation - Starring Yvonne Delarosa, Sherman Koltz, Joshua Nichols, Tino Medina, Leticia Casdaneda
- Paranoia Recurrent Dreams (Paranoia Suenos Recurrentes) - Starring Alexandro Aldrete, Jose Allende, Aly Hernandez, Izyeroaly Hernandez, Leticia Hernandez
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