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Region in Colombia
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Amazonia is the southernmost region of Colombia, blanketed by the green sea of trees spanning over 400,000 square kilometers—well more than a third of the country. The impenetrable jungle provides for Colombia's most remote and least populous departments, home to an incredible diversity of flora and fauna, natural beauty seldom touched by mankind, rivers shared by fantastical pink dolphins and horrific river monsters alike, and unique human cultures that have barely had contact with the outside world.
The country's southernmost department is by far its most visited Amazon territory, with all the action concentrated along the Amazon River itself, at the very southern tip.
Guaviare is one of Colombia's most unstable regions, at least in the inhabited parts, and travelers really should avoid non-essential travel here.
There is substantial guerrilla activity and smuggling along the border. Use caution when visiting this region and check the current situation ahead of time.
By land
Overland transport is not a good option for visiting the Colombian Amazon.
By riverboat
Rivers are the real Amazonian highways, and it is very much possible to travel down the Putumayo or Guaviare Rivers, but not safe due to rebel/terrorist activity.
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San José Del Guaviare · Regional · SJE
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Leticia is a city in the Amazonas department of Colombia. It is part of a contiguous settlement that includes Tabatinga in Brazil.
Puerto Narino is a town in Amazonas region in Colombia.
San Vicente del Caguán is in Caquetá. The former FARC capital of El Caguán DMZ, it isn't a tourist attraction, but does make for a convenient stop over when en route to or from La Macarena.
Mocoa is the capital of the Putumayo department in southern Colombia.
San Miguel is a small town and border crossing in the Putumayo department of southern Colombia.
Amacayacu National Park is an enormous protected area of rainforest in the deep south of the Colombian Amazon.
Chiribiquete National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete; sometimes in English: Serranía de Chiribiquete National Park) is a national park in the Amazonia region of Colombia. The park is a mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated as such in 2018.
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