Leticia Amazonas travel guide and information for backpackers

Entry and Exit Stamps in Leticia Amazonas

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Leticia is just in the middle between Santa Rosa (Peru) and Tabatinga (Brasil). There are several ways to travel from Iquitos or Manaus to Leticia by plane, fast or slow boats. Immigration paper work is really important in this area but don't miss confuse just because we are an open boundary to fool with it or you will get a 400 USD fine. On each city (Tabatinga-Santa Rosa-Leticia) there is an immigration center so you can do your paper work right without any problem and remember that is free.

Remember that if you do an exit from a country (Peru-Colombia-Brasil), you only have 24 hr to do the entry stamp. If you stay longer without any entry stamp, you will get a 400 USD international fine. It's not a joke.

Exit stamp from Santa Rosa (Peru) and entry stamp to Leticia (Colombia)

This process is really simple and we have to divided by boat and plane.

Plane: If you come by the Monday and Friday plane leaving from Iquitos Airport and arriving to Leticia's Airport. You need to go to Leticia's airport immigration office and do your paper work.

Boat: It doesn't matter if you take a fast or slow boat, it will be the same process. In Santa Rosa, there is an Immigration office so you can do the exit stamp and then take a boat to Leticia Amazonas (3,000 COP per person), go directly to Leticia's Airport immigration office and do the Colombian entry stamp.

Colombian Immigration Office in Leticia's airport opens from 8:00 Am to 6:00 PM everyday.
Santa Rosa Immigration office is always someone living there, knock the door and wait until they open.

Exit stamp from Santa Rosa (Peru) and entry stamp to Tabatinga (Brasil)

The same as in entering to Colombia, we will divided by boat and plane.

Plane: If you come by the Monday and Friday plane leaving from Iquitos Airport and arriving to Leticia's Airport. You need to go to Tabatinga Federal Immigration office and do your paper work but before that you will have to go to Leticia's Immigration Airport office to do an entry and exit stamp from Colombia.

Boat: It doesn't matter if you take a fast or slow boat, it will be the same process. In Santa Rosa, there is an Immigration office so you can do the exit stamp and then take a boat to Tabatinga (Brasil) (3,000 COP per person), go directly to Tabatinga Federal Immigration office and do the Brazilian entry stamp.

Tabatinga Federal Immigration office opens everyday from 7:00 Am to 12:00 Am and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Santa Rosa Immigration office is always someone living there, knock the door and wait until they open.

Exit stamp from Leticia (Colombia) and entry stamp to Tabatinga (Brasil)

Here the only way to travel to Leticia is by plane.

Plane: There are only 2 flights to Leticia everyday. When you arrive to Leticia Amazonas, go to the Immigration office at the airport and do the exit stamp. After you have done it, visit Tabatinga's Federal Immigration office and do the Brazilian entry stamp.

Tabatinga Federal Immigration office opens everyday from 7:00 Am to 12:00 Am and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Colombian Immigration Office in Leticia's airport opens from 8:00 Am to 6:00 PM everyday.

Exit stamp from Leticia (Colombia) and entry stamp to Santa Rosa Peru (Tabatinga)

Here the only way to travel to Leticia is by plane.

Tabatinga Federal Immigration office opens everyday from 7:00 Am to 12:00 Am and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Santa Rosa Immigration office is always someone living there, knock the door and wait until they open.

Exit stamp from Tabatinga (Brasil) and entry stamp to Leticia (Colombia)

There are only 2 ways to travel from Brasil to Colombia.

Plane: There is only one airline company that flights Manaus - Tabatinga. When you arrive to Tabatinga (Brasil), go to Federal Immigration office and do the Brazilian exit stamp. After you have done it, go to the Immigration office at Leticia's airport and do the entry stamp.

Boat: Is the same proccess if you arrive on a fast boat or ferry from Manaus. When you arrive to Tabatinga (Brasil), go to Federal Immigration office and do the Brazilian exit stamp. After you have done it, go to the Immigration office at Leticia's airport and do the entry stamp.

Tabatinga Federal Immigration office opens everyday from 7:00 Am to 12:00 Am and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Santa Rosa Immigration office is always someone living there, knock the door and wait until they open.

Exit stamp from Tabatinga (Brasil) and entry stamp to Santa Rosa (Peru)

There are only 2 ways to travel from Brasil to Colombia.

Plane: There is only one airline company that flights Manaus - Tabatinga. When you arrive to Tabatinga (Brasil), go to Federal Immigration office and do the Brazilian exit stamp. After you have done it, go to Tabatinga's port, take a boat to Santa Rosa (Peru - The price is 3 R per person) and go to Santa Rosa Immigration Office to do the entry stamp

Boat: Is the same proccess if you arrive on a fast boat or ferry from Manaus. When you arrive to Tabatinga (Brasil), go to Federal Immigration office and do the Brazilian exit stamp. After you have done it, go to Tabatinga's port, take a boat to Santa Rosa (Peru - The price is 3 R per person) and go to Santa Rosa Immigration Office to do the entry stamp

Tabatinga Federal Immigration office opens everyday from 7:00 Am to 12:00 Am and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Santa Rosa Immigration office is always someone living there, knock the door and wait until they open.

This information is really clear but if you need any more information, send me an email to amazonasdeturismo@gmail.com.

Day Trip Travel guide in Leticia Amazonas

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Leticia, is the gateway to the Colombian Amazon. It's a small city comparing to Iquitos and Manaus but much better, secure, less touristic, with several potential and exotic places. Taking a day trip is perfect if you have small budget or you don't like to take an escorted or organized tour. There are several places to sleep in Leticia and my recommendation is to stay at Mahatu GuestHouse, its an amazing hostel with lake and lots of resting and green areas. Day trips are ideal for people that wants a comfortable sleeping with a busy day doing activities in the jungle, tribes or the river.

What to do in Leticia Amazonas

Leticia is a city surrounded by the magic of the river, jungle, history and indigenous tribes. Each item can be done near Leticia with an escorted guide thru your trip, you cannot go to the jungle without a guide or someone that really knows the jungle because you can easily get lost.

Here is a list of few activities to do in Leticia Amazonas:

Visit Local Museums
Visit Yahuarcaca Lake
Visit Indigenous Tribes
Visit the local market
Get into the Jungle
City tour to Tabatinga Brasil
Do adventure sports (Climbing trees)

Recommendations for your trip to Leticia Amazonas

We love that your trip in Leticia Amazonas is a lifetime journey in this magical region, we don't have any security problem at our city but be aware with local pirate tourism agents in the city. There is a crew that likes to take down on tourist on the streets trying to sell you fake tours or really bad organize in the Javari Region, remember that in the Javari Region there are no police or army enforcement so anything can happen to you.

This crew is always on a motorcycle looking for backpackers, they will go up to you and hesitate with their tours. They speak English and are really into selling their fake or bad products, their service is not guaranteed nor even with standard security. Ask in your hostel about their service before booking a tour.

The worst part is that they like to have money in advance and then disappear for a week. Don't be a fool and don't get fool with their tourism service.

Things you need for your day trip in Leticia Amazonas

There are a few important things you must have for your day trips. Having this equipment, you can enjoy better your daily trip in Leticia.

Rubber Boots: The jungle includes mud and snakes, you better have some so you can enjoy your trek.
Rain Cover (Not Rain Jacket): We do not know when is going to rain but its really good to have something to cover you.
Mosquito Repellent: Mosquitoes are include in the tour, have something to put in but dont use a 80% deet. There is bug repellent really good at Drogras la Rebaja in Leticia and the name is Bacterion, I recommend it.
Hat: Sun strikes like a bullet and it really burns.
Sunscreen: Must have it in all of your daily trips or you will have a shrimp tan.

Daily Trips in Leticia Amazonas you must take

La Ruta de Eware - The Eware's Trail: This a fantastic tour near Leticia Amazonas. Design by Sergio Rojas, it combines river - jungle - native traditions in a remote Tikuna village. This tour is doesn't have any script or pre made itinerary, people decide what to do during the day and the activities are thrilling. You can walk from the jungle, fishing piranhas, sharing with the native community, seeing their rituals and dances, bird watching, or even swimming at the Yahuarcaca lake.
The tour will start at 8:00 in the Leticia's Port and the price is $145,000 including filtered water, lunch and English speaking translator.
La Ruta de la Coca - The Coke Journey: This tour design by Sergio Rojas and it's a thrilling long jungle trek on ancient Omagua's native territories with local Bora Native tribes. This tour is mostly based on Amazon Jungle Treks and a mixture with local Uitoto-Bora tribes learning the real use of Coca leaves. Lunch will be held on a private natural brazilian reserve with a famous Cheff named Panduro.
The tour will start at 8:00 in the Leticia's Port and the price is $145,000 including filtered water, lunch and English speaking translator.

Amazon Jungle, Pink Dolphin and native tribes tour in Leticia Amazonas

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Amazonascolombia.com is a local tour operator based in the Colombian Amazon Basin, we design off the beaten track and personalized tours in the Amazon Rain forest. On this plan we will have the opportunity to spot pink and grey dolphins, Visit local town of Puerto Nariño, Rain forest treks, native canoeing, Piranha fishing, visit local markets, taste delicious Amazonian food, Visit lakes, bird watching, handcraft workshop and many more activities.

Activities to do in the Tour

Spotting Pink and Grey Dolphins
Visit local indigenous Malokas
Bird Watching
Visit Lake Tarapoto
Canoeing
Sports Fishing
Handcraft workshop
Rainforest and Wildlife Treks
Cayman Safari
Chagra (Plantations) workshop

Example Itinerary

An example itinerary can be:

1- Day - We will pick you up from the airport, have a typical lunch and directly to Puerto Nariño arriving at 4:00 pm where we can do tour in the town, a hiking activity or a night safari looking for caimans.
2 Day - Breakfast - Wildlife hike in the Amazon Rain Forest - Lunch - Handcraft workshop, visit local museum or native canoeing - dinner - night hike in the rain forest
3 Day - Breakfast - Spot pink and grey dolphin - Visit local Maloca tribe - Visit Lake Tarapoto - Dinner - Relax or any night activity
4 Day - Breakfast - departure to Leticia Amazonas.

The activities will be organize depending on your likes or interest. On email we can arrange your best itinerary.

What is included on our plans

Our tours are personalized for each group, limited and it can begin on any day.

Includes:

Accomodations, 3 meals, ground and fluvial trnasportation and entrances to different places.
Filtered water.
Daily Health Insurance.
Native guide and english speaking translator.
Rubber boots and raincover.
Snacks.
For each group there will be a 12 pack of Brasilian beer beer.

Not included on the Tour

Bogota-Leticia-Bogota flights and Leticia's entry tax ($20,000 COP or 10 USD). Personal spends such as tips, handcraft or alcoholic drinks. We will recommend to buy your flights at www.lan.com or www.avianca.com.

Accomodation Photos

This will be the Hotel from Puerto Nariño. In a future we will host our costumers on our own hotel (it's in construction).

This will be the Hotel from Leticia Amazonas.

Book this tour

Please send me an email with your name, flight schedule and the days you want to do this tour. We will arrange the payment method. The airline recommended is LAN to flight Leticia Amazonas.

Rates

3 Day Tour 1 Pax: $500 USD per person 2 Pax: $380 USD per person 3 Pax: $325 USD per person 4 Pax or more: $290 USD per person

4 Day Tour 1 Pax: $650 USD 2 Pax: $500 USD per person 3 Pax: $452 USD per person 4 Pax or more: $412 USD per person

More Information

Our offices are located:

Carrera 9 # 11-56 Centro - Leticia, Amazonas Hotel Posada Camino del Rio Cel. 3132651778 - 3107981073 Facebook: http://www.fb.com/amazonascolombia Web Site: http://www.amazonascolombia.com Email: amazonascolombia@gmail.com

5 Restaurants you must visit while travelling to Leticia Amazonas

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Leticia Amazonas is a small town located on a tri frontier (Colombia-Peru-Brasil) region but big in gastronomy and a local mixture of different flavors. From tasting a fried meat filled Mojojoy or even a traditional Pirarucu Ceviche.

: Cheff Panduro Amazonas

If you come to the Colombian Amazon Basin, must visit these restaurants:

: Chagara da Coruga

Chagara da Coruga

This is a restaurant located just 20 minutes from the kilometer 7 in pure nature. It's run by a famous local chef and my friend called Raimundo Panduro. They make one of the best "Grilled Piranha with an Amazonian Sauce". Everything you eat at this restaurant is 100% organic.

: El Santo Angel

El Santo Angel

We will definitely recommend this restaurant if you want to try one of their famous dish "Cassava Crust Pizza" or Meat Panzarottis. This place is unique with local band playing Fridays and Saturdays. You must try their "Jamaican Flower Lemonade".

: Tucupi Restaurant

Tucupi

This restaurant is a contemporary fusion with local Amazonian gastronomy. Their best dishes are the "Muqueados" (Smoking Meat) or "Beiju" (Casabe Tortilla filled with meat). They even offer at special times Mango Lemonade or local fruits such as Copoazu, Araza or Camu Camu Juice.

: Hitler's Grilled Fish

Hitler and Mary Grilled Fish

Located in front of Hotel Anaconda, Hitler has the best grilled fish in town and you can find him or his wife from 3 pm up to 7 pm. We will recommend to try a "Catfish" or a "Bocachico" with rice, hot spice and fariña with a "Crush Salpicon".

: Leticia Local Market

New Leticia's Local Market

Kick start your day with a powerful local breakfast (fried fish or soup) at the New Leticia's Local Market. There are nearly 3 different small restaurants that can offer you good and budget meals with an amazing view of La Fantasia Island.

If you need any help regarding your diet, please contact me at amazonasdeturismo@gmail.com

Adventure Amazon Tour in Leticia Amazonas

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IF you are visiting Leticia Amazonas and looking for a unique adventure and experience, I would defectively recommend this adventure tour in the Colombian Amazon Basin.

You will have the opportunity to sail the entire Amazon River and get to know and sleep local native communities. The food is fantastic and you will taste a lot of typical culinary. There will be a English-Spanish speaking tour guide with you at all times taking care of you.

Leticia Amazon Adventure tour Itinerary

1 Day - Leticia
2 Day - Puerto Nariño
3 Day - Adventure in the 7 de Agosto Community
4 Day - Cultural exchange with Atacuari and Yagua locals
5 Day - Return to Leticia

Things to do in the tour

On this tour, there will be native canoeing activities, hiking on deep jungle, piraña fishing, camping and sleep over on the jungle in a tree house, cultural exchange with native locals, survival experiences, visiting Puerto Nariño, Monkey Island and many more activities.

If you want more information and prices visit www.amazonasjungletours.com

Recommended hostel in Leticia Amazonas

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Hostel in Leticia Amazonas

If you are looking for a good, accommodation in Leticia Amazonas and don't have big budget. I recommend to you Posada Camino del Rio located 2 blocks from the Santander Park.

Its a small hostel with 6 bedroom with private bedrooms, pool, WIFI, different social areas, bicycles to rent, tv, cable and its really comfortable. They can help you with Amazon tours or any question regarding transportation to Manaus or Iquitos.

This is my hostel and I will be your host helping you with everything.

More info at amazonasdeturismo@gmail.com

How to cure or get rid off the Amazon itch mite

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This is something that actually is a pain in the Amazon, the itch mite is easy to get in the jungle. We always recommend to our tourist to wear swamp boots, long socks and before getting into a walk to put some Jhonson oil on their legs.

There is this product that you must have it in you first aid kit, Crotamiton in lotion is really good for this kind of itching and will get rid off the itch mites.

Currency exchange in the Amazon

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I don't recommend it in Leticia or Iquitos because they like to take advantage. They currently exchange at different rates and sometimes they will give you fake money. The best recommendation is to exchange it at Lima, Bogota or Manaus in a business not in the streets.

Leticia Amazonas Tour Map

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Hi, I would like to show you the Leticia's touristic map I am creating.

View Guia Turistica de Leticia Amazonas in a larger map

Tabatinga or Leticia to Manaus boat price

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Tabatinga to Manaus ferries

The price for the "Recreo" or ferry boat that goes from Tabatinga to Manaus has a price of $200 Reais in hammock and nearly $800 to $1000 reails in a private room.

You have to buy it in Tabatinga's Ferry port. They leave at 11:00 Am so yo have to be really early and the only days are Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Air Plane from Caballo Cocha to Iquitos

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If you are planning to flight from Leticia or Tabatinga to Iquitos there is only one way. Caballo Cocha is the only town where airplanes flight to Iquitos from 70 usd or 200 soles Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

In order to go to Caballo Cocha from Leticia or Tabatinga you have to go to Leticias port and take a fast boat to Caballo Cocha and the price is $35,000 COP. Sometimes it has delays or they pospone because of the weather.

Yage Ayahuasca Ritual in Leticia

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This is something that a lot of tourist try to look for it in Leticia but you have to know that there is only one good taita for the ritual. William, is one of the most respectful taita here by the Leticia Area and he is located on the kilometer 7.

To contact William, you have to take a bus to the kilometer 7 and ask for him. He is located in an indigenous maloka inside the jungle.

Colombian Amazon Basin Information

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Amazon River

Amazon sunset

Located in the far south eastern of Colombia with an area of 109.665 square kilometers including forests, great rivers and hundreds of creeks and streams is the department of Amazonas, one of the largest in the country.

The capital of Amazonas is Leticia and another important town is Puerto Nariño. Other towns are Metro Manila, Pedrera, Arica, Mirití Parana, House, La Chorrera, Puerto Santander, Puerto Joy and Victoria, the state bordered to the north with the Vaupés and Caquetá, on the east by the Republic of Brazil, south and west to the Republic of Peru and the state of Putumayo Colombia.

The Amazonas department consists of plains, together with the other territories of the Republics of Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It doesn’t have mayor variations in their structural conformation and altitudes covered by dense forests and crossed by many rivers.

The weather its entirety warm and humid, surrounded by well-defined periods of rain, totaling an average of around 3,000 mm. a year.

Dentro de su territorio, el Amazonas cuenta con innumerables ríos, entre los que se destacan el Amazonas, el más caudaloso de la tierra, el Putumayo, el Caquetá, el Apaporis, el Cahuinarí, el Mirití-Paraná y el Igara-Paraná.

Within its territory, the Amazon has many rivers, among which include the Amazon (the mightiest of the earth), Putumayo, Caquetá, Apaporis the Cahuinarí the Mirití-Paraná-Paraná and Igara.

The department of Amazonas has some of the most diverse fauna and flora in the world, which is considered the Colombian department to be handled with the best concept in terms of environmental development.

In pre-Columbian times, the current department of Amazonas territory was inhabited by a large number of indigenous groups, several of which remain despite the destructive ravages of man "modern" but its forest environment remains. The most important ethnic group which remains is the descendants of the Arawak linguistic family, Tucano and the Caribbean.

The first conqueror to reach these lands was Francisco de Orellana, near 1524, after he called up the river Two Amazonas, in memory of the Indian warriors who attacked him during the trip.

Amazon Lotus Flower

In the colony, these lands belonged to the province of Popayan, which covered the whole north region of the Napo and Amazon to the mouth of the Putumayo River later. Since independence, the governments of Peru and Brazil, began a policy of colonization to annex the territories of Colombia, after several conflicts, Colombia remain only one exit of the Amazon River, called El Trapezio Amazonico. During the time of Great Colombia, the Amazon belonged to the state of Asuay stretched from Peru, and Boyacá, until the mid-nineteenth century, belonged to the National Territory of Caquetá in 1886, the Department of Cauca in 1928, Later on it became Commissariat of the Amazon in 1931. In 1934, Colombia created the Special Commission of the Amazon, with its capital is Leticia, and finally, the July 4, 1991, the Constitution Colombia rose to the rank of a state.

Economic activity in the department focuses on activities such as fishing, wood, rubber, gum and pendare, tourism, trade and services, especially provided by the state.

The agricultural sector is barely subsistence, as poverty and acidity of the soils only favors the conservation of forests. In some areas near Amazon, Putumayo and Caquetá-Apaporis rivers have small productions of corn, cassava, bananas and rice.

In a perspective on tourism, the Amazon has excellent characteristics for the development of ecological tourism and adventure. Leticia and the journey down the Amazon River that runs from Leticia to Puerto Nariño and in the other towns in the department, you can find beautiful landscapes and sites of great interest to visitors such as the "Monkey Island", Reserves and Indian villages, The parks, Amacayacu and Tarapoto lakes. Near the communities Araracuara (Caquetá) and Puerto Santander (Amazonas) the Caquetá Rivers decrease its channel passing several miles, called the “Araracuara Canyon". Going downstream the river itself we can find Cahuinarí National Park, where you could appreciate the fauna and flora, and you can visit indigenous villages and the old factory "Arana" where rubber was exploited in the Amazon.

Leticia Information

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Santander Park

On the banks of the majestic Amazon River, just one hour and forty minutes of Bogota by air is Leticia, the beautiful capital city department of Amazonas, with its urban layout in the middle of the green and rich Amazon forest, with an average temperature of 28 ° C and 96 meters above sea level is established as the principal city of the three bordering countries BRAZIL, PERU AND COLOMBIA.

Leticia inherited its name from Smith, the girlfriend of Manuel Charon Peruvian engineer, founded by Captain Benigno Bustamante, April 25, 1867, The Treaty Lozano-Solomon, in 1930, Jennifer became fully dependent on Colombia and since that year, despite not having the minimum requirements for town, was built as such and encouraged its development.

Leticia's emblem

In 1931, a group of outlaws with the support of the Peruvian government took the town to annex the country, which failed completely, and later, through the treaty of Rio de Janeiro in 1937, both as a trapeze Leticia Amazon, became permanently from the Republic of Colombia.

Today it has approximately 45.000 inhabitants in the most important geopolitical center shared by the three countries because its location makes commercial transactions, being also the receiving end in the department of tourism thanks to the good performance of the governor Gloria Orobio and Mayor Ivan Porras have developed a very good road infrastructure and urban planning both in Leticia as other municipalities.

With an adequate infrastructure services such as hotels, apartments, houses, typical restaurants, souvenir shops, malls, motorbike rental service, currency exchange, banking, communications, internet and mobile, specialized and trained guides eco tourism, modern discos for recreation, fun and convenience of the visitor during their stay.

In Leticia, its practiced ecotourism and adventure travel. Through the river upstream are the Monkey Island and Amacayacu National Park with its giant trees and sites for wildlife observation and flora. By the town, a road by the river others can visit indigenous communities.

Public Library

Daily, Leticia offers a sight to highlight national level: The lifting and lowering of our tricolor flag, with the participation of the band of the Navy and the general public.

Tabatinga Safety Tips

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Tabatinga is a Brazilian town next to Leticia but there are some events that actually occurs nearly every week. Yes, its kind of hard to say but is the "Killing".

This is not a joke and the reason why this events occurs are because the Amazon river is a drug highway where they send from Peru to Manaus and it brings too much murdering into the town.

Tabatinga is a crazy where there are not that many police officers watching the people so thats why a lot of the killings happens there. Once, I met a Hitman and he explained to me that if someone is going to get kill you have to wait them until the person gets into Tabatinga because its more difficult for a hitman to get caught.

This article is not to scare you but its a Survivor kit for Tabatinga, if you follow this steps you will not get kill.

Safety Tips:

Don't Fight: This is the first and basic rule. You never know if you will be fighting with a Hitman. People here if you are fighting them and they feel they are getting their ass whop, its easy to pull out a gun and shot you.
Be careful with the Ladies: There is something about Brazilians that are a little bit easy but sometimes this beautiful lady has a hitman or drug dealer boyfriend and it will be a nightmare for you (Yes, they will kill you).
Don't mess with drugs: Please don't act as a drug dealer because that's a free, easy and fast kill. People here are don't like competition and not even Gringos acting as Scarface's.
Don't chill around with people who works with drugs: People here fix their business killing so you never know if that day you are going out with a drug dealer is their last day. You will get kill too and for free.
Dont stay too late at night: People here drink too much; you never know whats going to happen, sometimes you are at a party and booom a big fight.
If its late take a Mototaxi: Remember safety first. Don't be I don't have money, I am a backpacker and i can walk to my hotel, I have to save money.
Stay Away from TABU: Tabu its a low class killing night club. Stay far away from there.

As I say this is not to scare you or saying you cannot go to Tabatinga, its just a survivor kit. Tabatinga is lovely but if you start fucking around with drugs thats a free kill.

NOTE: IN THE MOMENT, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY DEAD OR INJURED TOURIST IN TABATINGA. ITS PRETTY SAFE

How to take the fast boat from Santa Rosa or Leticia to Iquitos

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On this post I will guide you on how to take a fast boat from Santa Rosa (Peru) to Iquitos (Peru).

Remember fast boats have service from Tuesdays to Sundays (Not Mondays) and the price is 70 USD.

Fast boats leave at 4:00 Am from Santa Rosa (Peru) so I recommend you to go early (Before 5:00 Pm from Benjamin or Leticia to Santa Rosa because at night its difficult to have a boat service - Remember the price is $3,000 pesos per person) and chill around or or go to a hostel and rest for a while.

Tabatinga and Santa Rosa Visa

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This question is pretty common around the travellers.

"Do I need visa to get into Tabatinga or Santa Rosa?"

The answer is NO, we live in an open boundary but only in the Tres Fronteras (Brasil, Colombia, Peru) area. You can travel without any visa up to Benjamin Constan (Brasil) and Caballo Cocha (Peru).

If you are planning to go to Manaus you have to go to the Federal in Tabatinga to do your paper work and for Iquitos you have to go to Santa Rosa immigration center.

El Sabor Restaurant

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If you have a small budget and want a good meal, you should go to El Sabor which is located next to the Hyper Supermarket on Leticia's Downtown. Lunch and dinner are nearly $6,000 pesos but if you want to try fish this is the only low budget restaurant with different kinds every day.

Leticia - Bogota flight information

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Don’t miss your flight; in Leticia we only have two daily flights to Bogota which are LAN and Copa. We have a big problem in our city because these two airlines do whatever they want and this is something you must know “They resale tickets” so the best way to avoid that is to do the check in 2 hours before the flight.

These are the websites you can check the flight status.

Delays are common because of the Amazon weather so dont be upset if they pospone your flight 2 hours or up to 4 hours later in Leticia.

ARRIVE ONE HOUR AND A HALF TO THE AIRPORT BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT (MUST DO).

Colombian immigration exit stamp... MUST DO

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This is something really important

If you arrive to Leticia from Bogota and leaving from Leticia to Iquitos or Manaos you need to do the exit from Colombia. This is something you cannot forget and you have to do it at the Colombian immigration office in Leticia’s airport.

DON’T FORGET IT.

The best hostel in Leticia Amazonas Colombia

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Hi guys, it’s me Sergio Rojas and this time I will recommend you the best hostel in Leticia which is La Jangada.

It’s located in Leticia`s downtown and it has been doing service for more than one year. It’s cheap, clean, and the people who works there are friendly. It’s the most popular one and the owners are great people.

The location is a great plus and if you need something really late there are stores or street vendors up to three in the morning. They rent bicycles and offers tours.

If you stop by and stays at their hostel don’t forget to say Sergio recommends me this hostel.

Our social responsibility

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Our main focus is social responsibility, the Amazon has giving me all the necessary things for life and that’s why I am too concern about it and how to return everything back. In the moment, I have been working with an indigenous community Bora helping and building their Maloca which is going to be a university of life and culture.

The project deadline is in December and we have been struggling with the budget because we don’t have government support. All of our work has been in the traditional ways like the Minga which is a community work and the payment is a collective lunch.

Buying our tours will contribute to all of our socials projects with indigenous communities.

Public transportation in Leticia

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If you want to get around Leticia, we recommend you Moto Taxi (Moto's serving as taxi), a Moto car (White 3 wheel car) or taxi.

The Moto taxi’s price goes around for $1,000 in the city and to the kilometers will go in an average from $3,000 up to $10,000.
The Moto car’s price goes from $3,000 in the city and to the kilometers will go in an average from $6,000 up to $20,000.
The taxi’s prices goes from $7,000 in the city and to the kilometers are from $10,000 up to $40,000.

Be careful with the Moto taxi’s because some of them don’t have moto insurance so if you have an accident, in different cases they will just flew away and leave you in the accident.

The moto car is the best form of public transportation and they all have a registered number in the car, I recommend you the number 28 which is a friendly driver and he is funny.

How to get to Leticia Amazonas Colombia?

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Please read this carefully.

THERE ARE ONLY 3 WAYS TO GET INTO LETICIA

Airplane from Bogota to Leticia
Boat from Iquitos to Leticia
Boat from Manaus to Tabatinga

There are no roads to Leticia.

How to get to Leticia from Manaos Brasil

There are only three ways to get to Leticia.

Manaus - Tabatinga - Leticia by plane (3 hours) Price: +-600 Reales (Brasil currency) - www.trip.com.br
Manaus - Tabatinga - Leticia by speed boat (36 hours)
Manaus - Tabatinga - Leticia by ferry boat (5-8 days) Price: +-300 Reales - You have to go to Manous port and ask for the recreos.

Remember that Tabatinga is near Leticia (5 minutes from road).

How to get to Leticia from Iquitos Peru

There are only three ways to get to Leticia.

Iquitos - Santa Rosa - Leticia by ferry boat (4-6 days) Price: +-100-80 Soles (Peruvian currency)
Iquitos - Santa Rosa - Leticia by speed boat (13 hours) Price: +-70-80 Usd (USA dollars)
Iquitos - Caballo Cocha - Leticia by plane and speed boat (4 hours) Price: +-70 USD (Iquitos to Caballo cocha) and $35,000 Pesos (Caballo Cocha to Leticia) (Colombian currency)

How to get to Leticia from Bogota

There is only one way to get to Leticia which is by plane. The only 2 airlines are www.copaair.com and www.lan.com.co. Its nearly two to three hours the flight.

Welcome to Leticia Amazonas travel guide design for backpackers

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Hi, My name is Sergio Rojas and this is my playground and Leticia (Amazonas Colombia) travel bible. I own a travel operator which offers unique tours in the tri-frontier boundary Amazon basin (Colombia - Peru - Brasil) focusing on social responsibilities with our indigenous communities.

On my blog you will find all the important information ( restaurants - accommodations - attractions - transportation - shops - tours - tips) with videos and prices. Please if you need more detailed information, dont worry feel free to write me at amazonasdeturismo@gmail.com

If you want to support my blog we do custom made tours in the Amazon Basin.