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Sinchi Amazonic Institute of Scientific Research

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Formed
  
22 December 1993 (1993-12-22)

Preceding agency
  
Colombian Corporation for the Amazonic Araracuara

Jurisdiction
  
Amazon Region of Colombia

Headquarters
  
Avenida Vasquez Cobo entre calles 15 y 16 Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia

Annual budget
  
COP$6,975,782,709 (est. 2008) COP$9,062,00,000 (est. 2009)

Agency executive
  
Luz Marina Mantilla Cárdenas, Director

The Sinchi Amazonic Institute of Scientific Research (Spanish: Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas) is a non-profit research institute of the Government of Colombia charged with carrying out scientific investigations on matters relating to the Amazon Rainforest, the Amazon River and the Amazon Region of Colombia for its better understanding and protection. The word sinchi, is a word in Quechua that means "strong" or "fierce".

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Sinchi Amazonic Institute of Scientific Research Wikipedia