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Amazonia

Amazonia is the southernmost region of , blanketed by the green sea of trees spanning over 400,000 square kilometers—well more than a third of the country.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Leticia and Mocoa.

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is a city in the Amazonas department of . It is part of a contiguous settlement that includes in . On a nearby island in the river is Santa Rosa, which is part of .

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is a municipality and capital city of the department of in . The city is located in the northwest of the . The municipality borders the departments of Nariño to the west and Cauca to the north.

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is a national park in the Amazonia region of . The park is a mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated as such in 2018.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Puerto Nariño and Villagarzón.

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is the second municipality of the department of , located on the shore of the Amazon River. coves an area of 1,876 km2.

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, or Villa Garzón, is a town of 11,000 people in Putumayo Department. It is known as the "Heart of Putumayo" for having a rich range of biodiversity.

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is a small town and border crossing in the department of southern .

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is in . 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 .

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is an enormous protected area of rainforest in the deep south of the Colombian Amazon.

Amazonia

Latitude of center
1° north
Longitude of center
-72° or 72° west
Wiki­data ID
Q130183
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Amazonia” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Amazonaseko erregioa”
  • Basque: “Amazonaseko eskualdea”
  • Basque: “Amazonasko eskualdea”
  • Belarusian: “Амазонскі прыродна-тэрытарыяльны комплекс”
  • Catalan: “Regió amazònica colombiana”
  • Chinese: “亚马孙自然区”
  • Chinese: “亞馬遜地區”
  • Chinese: “亞馬遜自然地區”
  • Chinese: “哥伦比亚亚马孙大区”
  • Chinese: “哥倫比亞亞馬遜大區”
  • Dutch: “Amazonia”
  • French: “Région amazonienne de la Colombie”
  • French: “Région amazonienne”
  • Galician: “Rexión Amazónica de Colombia”
  • German: “Amazonasregion Kolumbiens”
  • Greek: “Κολομβιανή Αμαζονία”
  • Italian: “Regione amazzonica della Colombia”
  • Japanese: “アマソナス地方”
  • Lithuanian: “Amazonės regionas”
  • Portuguese: “Região Amazônica da Colômbia”
  • Russian: “Амазонский природно-территориальный комплекс”
  • Spanish: “Amazonia colombiana”
  • Spanish: “Region amazonica de Colombia”
  • Spanish: “Region amazónica de Colombia”
  • Spanish: “Región Amazonica de Colombia”
  • Spanish: “Región amazónica de Colombia”
  • Spanish: “Region Amazonica”
  • Spanish: “Region Amazónica”
  • Spanish: “Región Amazónica”
  • Swedish: “Colombias amazonasområd”
  • Swedish: “Colombias amazonasområde”
  • Swedish: “Colombias amazoniska området”
  • Thai: “ภูมิภาคทางธรรมชาติแอมะซอน”
  • Urdu: “ایمیزون قدرتی علاقہ”
  • Venetian: “Rejon amasònega de ła Cołónbia”

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