The Amazon region comprises about 50% of the Colombian territory and is the least populated area of the country. It contains part of the Andes western mountains and the Amazon jungle. It includes the basins of the Guaviare, Vichada, Putumayo and, Amazon rivers.
States and capital cities
- Amazonas – Leticia
- Caquetá – Florencia
- Guainía – Inírida
- Guaviare – San José del Guaviare
- Meta – Villavicencio
- Putumayo – Mocoa
- Vaupés – Mitú
- Vichada – Puerto Carreño
Food
Amazon’s daily meals are predominated by fried fish or soup, accompanied by fried plantain, cooked yucca and chili. However, there are many varied dishes such as stuffed “gamitana” (fish), gamitana ribs, pyrarucú balls (fish) and roasted tarpon, among others.
Touristic Places
Leticia - Amazonas
Parque Nacional Natural Sierra del Chibiriquete
Flor de Loto
Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu
Mocoa - Putumayo
You might be interested in other Regions:
Islands Region – Caribbean Region – Andean Region – Orinoquia Region – Pacific Region
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