Leticia is a city in the Colombian Amazon. It's extremely hot and completely isolated. However, it's a charming little town, the houses are all painted bright colours and there are lots of street-side cafés and restaurants. It's a good base to go exploring the Amazon even further because of it's proximity and boat connections to Brazil and Peru.

Tourist Offices
The tourist information office is on Calle 8 and it's open from 7am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, closing for lunch from 12 until 2pm.

Sightseeing
Visit the Jardín Zoológico, near the airport. It has lots of local animals such as anacondas, manatees, macaws, monkeys and ocelots. You'll also get to see the giant lilly leaves that are synonymous with being in the Amazon. They're on the lake at the northern end of the park.

Getting there
The only place connected to Leticia by a commercial airline is Bogota . These flights are quite expensive, mainly because there is only one airline serving this distant destination. The flight lasts two hours. There is a small tax fee payable on arrival to Leticia airport. From Peru you can take a speedboat from Iquitos to Tabatinga in Brazil or Santa Rosa in Peru. This will take you approximately nine or ten hours. These two towns are very close to Leticia at the tripartite border of Peru, Brazil and Colombia. There are also other, slower boats which ply the same route, that may well be cheaper.