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Brief travel guide to Leticia

(This is an "approved guide", which means that we think it is very accurate and up to date. It's a "brief" guide which means that we think it can use some more detail - leave comments! Written December 2006.)

Leticia is a small town that lies in the south-east border of Colombia, in the middle of the Amazon jungle. You can take a plane from Bogota. You can take boats down the river and visit parts of the jungle. Jungle tours (http://www.palmari.org, tel 1 531 14 04 or 623 42 65) has info.

Across the Brazilian border is the town of Tabatinga. You can enter Brazil, and go on to the town of Benjamin Constant, from where you can take more boats down the Amazon.

Places to Stay.

Travelers jungle home (86 Rua Marechal rondon Tabat, tel 033 281 33 01).

Mochileros.org (Carrera 5 No 9 - 117, barrio 11 de noviembre, tel 078 592 54 91).

Hotel Casa Selva (Fernando Martinez), tel 211 32 64 or 345 73 01) charges 45000 pesos for a double.

Hostal Los Delfines (Carrera 11 No 12 - 83, tel 078 592 74 88 or 592 73 88).

Casa de viajeros (Carrera 5 No 9 - 117, tel 592 54 91 or 310 604 01 11) has rooms for 16000 (US$ 7) per person.

Comments.

This is a brief guide, we need more detail. Please share your experience with these or other places and things to do in the comments!

By Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) on Dec 21, 2006, 18:27 in Travel tips.

Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 21, 2006, 18:46:

And more info on Leticia here: http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/node/21557

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bickerss says on Dec 23, 2006, 06:29:

Leticia is a nice sleepy place. For those interested in the jungle, book ahead and make sure there are other people, as I just rocked up and they tried to charge me about 140 usd a day.

A great trip is from here to Iquitos, in Peru. The boat trip is 8 hrs and cost 60 or 70 usd depending on the boat. Tke the biggest one, as they are made for small people.

You take to motor boat across to Peru from leticia after getting the exit stamp from DAS (at the apt), and then go to immigration, get ur stamp and then down to where the fast boats go from. They stop about 4 times to refuel and stretch ur legs. Iquitos is a fantastic city to visit as well.

If you are coming the other way, as I did, you need to get ur stamp out of Peru on the Peruvian side, then catch the motor boat to Colombia, and then you have to go to the DAS office at the airport. The DAS office in town doesn’t do entry exit stamps!

U can catch a slow boat as well, 2 nights , 3 days.

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sanulloa says on Jan 26, 2007, 09:29:

More info on Leticia I would like to some day visit the amazon region, and heard about Leticia. What is the best time of the year to visit this area. Is there a rainy or dry season? How long is the flight from Bogota?What
kind of costs should I expect to visit for a week or less? Is a another visa required to cross into Brazil?

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mapangpang says on May 14, 2007, 19:53:

See my other post See my post about Leticia
http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/node/24183#comment-201415

No visas required you can travel freely between borders only tourist tax on arrival, the trip takes about 1,5 hour from Bogota. I thing end of the year or the beginning is a good time Januari and Februari water is starting to rise in the rivers, you know what this mean.

And yes I now also know why they call it the rain forrest. But don't wurry, mostly its not raining that long mostly an hour, or two hours. And can be very welcome as the temperature will cool off.

I use to pay about 20.000 for one and 25.000 for two persons in hotel el divino nino a day.

recidentias Colombia accross yahamazonas (Yamaha dealer) in the center upstairs of a bakery, will charge you 15.000 for two persons. I still recommend El Divino Nino.

Food is cheap a meal at el sabor is about 5000 pesos and is worth every peso.

You only need to do inmigration stuff if you go to Manaus or Iquitos.
lets say if you are leaving the triple frontier zone. For Brasil I know that before ariving at Amatura by boat there is a control point of the Policia Federal they will also check tourist visa there. For Colombia it will be further then Puerto Narino as I traveled without problems there.

You might need a yellow fever vaccination with proof, international format. Brasil will not let you in without!

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