http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Colombia , Leticia , Rio Yavari Amazon en-us Sun, 06 Dec 09 10:25:21 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 09 10:25:21 +0000 Hoi hoiHier nog een berichtje over Colombia. Na te zijn bijgekomen van onze jungletocht naar de 'Verloren Stad' op het strand van Tacanga voerde de reis naar Cartagena. Een stad met een erg mooi historisch centrum en woonplaats van o.a. Shakira Shakira Helaas was ze niet thuis. Enfin na een paar dagen in de stad en een tripje naar een moddervulkaan waarin je heerlijk kon badderen vlogen we m http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/blog-443609.html Although there was a sad farewell to Colombia there was still one more place left to see before we said our final goodbyes. We had decided early on in our Colombian trip that we would love to see Leticia a town in the far south of the country and interestingly a town that straddled two countries. It is from Leticia where the Amazon river is used to move produce and indeed people between the co http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/blog-394367.html Irsquom about 9 weeks into my world travels 18 flights completed so far find myself travelling around Iquitos in the Peruvian Amazon checking out the zoo which was a wee bit sad but had some cool animals that we hadn't seen on our amazing Amazon tour. The highlight was the pink fresh water dolphins that they handfeed fish to so that you get a look at them out of the solid brown water...typic http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/blog-394164.html You squash another mosquito against your skin while admiring the dense jungle scenery. Colourful birds fly past while you are distracted by pink dolphins jumping from the river. Indigenous children stop and stare while you float past remote jungle villages. Suddenly the boat speeds up and you hold on tight as it crashes through giant lilies and drift wood. You sit back and struggle to take in http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/blog-366727.html At the end of our little cruise we touched down in Santa Rosa which is the Peruvian side of the river. From where we stood we could see Leticia the Colombian border town and Tabatinga the Brazilian town on this threeway border. After a few emigration formalities mainly involving me paying a small fine for overstaying my Peruvian visa we hopped from dirty nappy to dirty nappy to get into a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/blog-239373.html So we had finally made it to our final destination in this part of the world and I was happy to be back in Colombia again. Straight away the difference is obvious as there is a lot more money in Colombia than other countries and people here are happy to see tourists in their country. The infrastructure is better the people are more educated the shops are nicer the houses are nicer the people http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/blog-224869.html Time had come for us to get organised and get back on another boat and head further down river to Leticia Colombia. This time we were ready to be hassled at the port by people trying to help us to do things that we were more than capable of doing ourselves. For instances organising our voyage with the captain of the boat. As we arrived in our moto taxi it was surrounded by men trying to help b http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/blog-221075.html Now this is Amazon Volume Three Piranha Fishing Nightime Caymen Hunting Giant Lilipads of the Rio YavarionbspSouth America raquonbspColombia raquonbspLeticia raquonbspRio Yavari Amazon By JuanesApril 9th 2007Jason Burnettmore amazing amazon fotos http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Leticia/Rio-Yavari--Amazon/blog-153290.html