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Leticia, Amazonas, is situated at the border of Colombia, Peru and Brazil, 'Las Tres Fronteras', but the interesting thing is that you can walk a few blocks from Colombia into Brazil, where the name of town changes to Tabatinga and the shop signs and language change progressively to Portuguese. Leticia is the entry point to the region of Amazonas and a base for some day trips into the Amazon. An interesting and different part of Colombia, highly recommended.
Year round, there's lots of
wildlife to be seen in the Amazon region, including monkeys, ocelots and
dolphins, and array of birdlife and there are also indigenous villages that can
be visited. You might also go fishing or Caiman spotting. The School arranges
day tours and rainforests excursions in and around Leticia, as well as lodgment
in natural reserves by the Amazon River.
Popular are jungle trips to
the nearby Amazon jungle, the natural reserve Marasha in Peru, the national
park Amacayacu, the Ticuna settlement Puerto Nariño, Isla de los Micos (Monkey
Island) and the visit of communities of the Ticuna, Yagua, Huitoto and Bora
tribes. It is also nice to hire a Bicycle or go on a night time safari.
Interesting tours: Puerto Nariño
& Tarapoto Lakes (see the pink dolphins) Monkey Island Walk
through Leticia Bicycle trip to Tabatinga (Brazil) Nighttime Safari Bird
Watching Kayaking in the Yahuarcaca lakes
Short facts about Leticia
Temperature: 30° C.
Population: 55.000 inhabitants
Area: 109.665 Km2
How to get there: By air or river travel
Indian Population: Huitotos, Yaguas, Tukunas, Ticunas, Boras, Andoques.
Economy: Lumber extraction, fishing, tourism.
Airport: Vasquez Cobo.
Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: Andrew Bertram
