AMAZONAS DEPARTMENT

                                                              

It is located at the South of Colombia. At the North of Amazonas is located Caquetá and Vaupés; at the South the Amazonas River; at the East Brasil and at the West is located Putumayo and Perú.

Amazonas has two municipalities: Leticia and Puerto Nariño.

The capital of this department is Leticia. From 1991 Amazonas was recognized as department. The main economical activities are: fishing, tourism, agriculture and forest exploitation.

Francisco de Arellano explored this department in 1524.

We can arrive to Leticia by plane, it takes one hour and forty five minutes.