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Night Safari in the Amazon: What to See, What to Expect and How to Prepare
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Night Safari in the Amazon: What to See, What to Expect and How to Prepare

There are two Amazons. The one during the day — with its dolphins, its communities, its river beaches — and the one at night, which very few travelers really know. The night safari in the Amazon is not a secondary activity or an extra on the itinerary. It is, for many travelers, the most memorable moment of the trip. When the sun goes down over the Amazon River, the jungle does not go out. It transforms. The nocturnal animals come out. The sounds change. The air becomes denser. And you, flashlight in hand, enter an ecosystem that can barely be seen during the day. This guide tells you exactly what to expect, what you'll see, how to prepare, and why the night safari deserves to be part of your Amazon tour.

2026-05-1410 min
Kayaking in the Amazon: The Lakes of Tarapoto and the Yahuarcaca System
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Kayaking in the Amazon: The Lakes of Tarapoto and the Yahuarcaca System

There are experiences that cannot be described well in words. Kayaking in the Colombian Amazon is one of them — specifically kayaking in the flooded jungle during the flood season, when the river rises, the low-lying jungle disappears underwater, and an aquatic labyrinth appears among the trees that doesn't exist anywhere else in Colombia. The pink dolphins meters from the oars. Sloths hanging from branches at eye level. The water reflecting the canopy of the jungle. The silence broken only by the sound of the oars. It is the activity that travelers who experience it remember most, and the one they most frequently cite as a reason to return to the Amazon. This guide explains everything: where it is done, when, what to expect and how to prepare.

2026-05-149 min
Puerto Nariño: Complete Guide to the First Ecological Municipality of Colombia
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Puerto Nariño: Complete Guide to the First Ecological Municipality of Colombia

87 kilometers from Leticia along the Amazon River there is a municipality that does not have cars. No motorcycles. No trucks. The streets of Puerto Nariño are explored on foot or by bicycle, children play without the noise of the engines and the only motorized transport that arrives is the river boat that comes from Leticia twice a day. That makes it the First Ecological Municipality of Colombia — a title that is not only administrative but a way of living that is noticeable in every corner of the town. And also in one of the most surprising places you can visit in the entire country.

2026-05-1411 min
Tabatinga Brazil: Complete Guide to Crossing from Leticia
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Tabatinga Brazil: Complete Guide to Crossing from Leticia

There is something curious in the relationship between Leticia and Tabatinga: they are two cities in two different countries that share the same urban area, the same airport, the same streets in some places and the same river. Crossing from Colombia to Brazil from Leticia is nothing like crossing other Latin American borders. It's like going from one neighborhood to another — ten minutes on foot, no walls, no forms, no lines. And on the other side you find another cuisine, another language, another riverine culture — all within the Amazon itself. This is the complete guide to Tabatinga Brazil for those traveling from Leticia.

2026-05-1410 min
Hotels and Accommodation in Leticia Amazonas: Where to Sleep on Your Budget
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Hotels and Accommodation in Leticia Amazonas: Where to Sleep on Your Budget

Choosing where to sleep in Leticia Amazonas is not just a budget decision — it is a decision that directly affects how you experience the destination. Sleeping in the center of Leticia gives you easy access to the port and city services. Staying in an eco-lodge in the jungle wakes you up to the sounds of Amazonian fauna. Staying overnight in Puerto Nariño allows you to experience the rhythm of the ecological municipality without the pressure of the boat schedule. This guide helps you choose the hotel or accommodation in Leticia Amazonas that best suits your type of trip.

2026-05-149 min
Safety in the Amazon: What You Should Know Before Hiring a Tour
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Safety in the Amazon: What You Should Know Before Hiring a Tour

The question about security in the Colombian Amazon is one of the most frequent — and one of the most important. Not because the Amazon is a dangerous destination (it is not), but because there are real differences between hiring a tour with a responsible and certified agency and doing it with an informal guide. And these differences have practical consequences that should be known before booking. This guide talks about safety on tours in the Colombian Amazon with concrete information: what to check, what to demand, what warning signs you should identify and how to ensure that your experience in the jungle is safe as well as extraordinary.

2026-05-1410 min
Birds of the Colombian Amazon: Birdwatching Guide from Leticia
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Birds of the Colombian Amazon: Birdwatching Guide from Leticia

Colombia is the country with the greatest diversity of birds in the world — more than 1,900 recorded species. And an important part of this ornithological wealth is concentrated in the Colombian Amazon. The department of Amazonas is home to hundreds of species that do not exist anywhere else in the country, many of them difficult to find outside the Amazon rainforest. Bird watching in the Colombian Amazon from Leticia is an experience that is not limited to specialized birdwatchers. Any traveler who leaves early on the river tours, who goes up to the Naipata Viewpoint in Puerto Nariño at dawn or who walks the jungle trails with open eyes will find birds that they have not seen in their entire life. This guide presents you with the most iconic species, the best sighting points and tips to get the most out of the Amazon ornithological experience.

2026-05-1411 min
Santander Park in Leticia: The Parrot Show that Costs Nothing
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Santander Park in Leticia: The Parrot Show that Costs Nothing

In the center of Leticia there is a show that happens every day of the year, without exception, without charging an entrance fee, without the need for a reservation and without depending on the river season or the water level. At 5 in the afternoon, thousands of Amazon parrots return to the trees of the Santander Park in Leticia and what happens during the next 45 minutes is one of the most extraordinary moments that Amazonian nature offers on a daily basis. It's not in many travel guides. It does not appear on all operators' itineraries. And it is, for many travelers, one of the most vivid memories of the Amazon.

2026-05-149 min
How Many Days Do You Need in the Amazon: Complete Guide by Season and Budget
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How Many Days Do You Need in the Amazon: Complete Guide by Season and Budget

The most frequently asked question when planning a trip to Leticia is not what to do — it's how many days in the Colombian Amazon are enough. And the honest answer is: it depends. About the season, the activities you prioritize, your budget and how many days you can take out of your agenda. What we can say with certainty is that each additional day in the Amazon has a real return — it is not a destination where on the third day you have seen everything. But it is not a destination where you need two weeks to feel that you took advantage. This guide helps you calculate exactly how many days you need for your type of trip.

2026-05-1410 min
Santa Rosa Peru: Complete Guide to Love Island in the Triple Border
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Santa Rosa Peru: Complete Guide to Love Island in the Triple Border

Ten minutes by boat from the civil port of Leticia there is a town that many travelers pass by without stopping to understand it. Santa Rosa Peru, on the Triple Frontier's Love Island, is the least visited of the three vertices of the Colombia-Brazil-Peru triangle. And it is, precisely for that reason, the most authentic. It does not have the Portal da Fronteira or the commercial movement of Tabatinga. It does not have the tourist infrastructure of Leticia. What it has is a Peruvian Amazonian town on an island in the largest river in the world, with extraordinary gastronomy, its own history and the peculiarity that during the flood season it operates completely in stilt houses over the water.

2026-05-1412 min