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Me and my buddy the parrot...  
   

Me and my buddy the parrot...

...and I went swimming in the lake behind me. It´s home for caimans, pirañas and anacondas. But they don´t bother. Yes, Hollywood made up the stories...
Welcome to the Jungle!

September 1st 2010
So after Isla Malpelo I guess that Leticia can be considered as our second Colombian island: There are no roads to Leticia, ony flights and slow boats.... The "banana boat" to Leticia takes 3 weeks from Baranquilla and that depends on the river conditions. So somehow: Yes it's an island in the Amazon. Totally in the Southeast of Colombia, hugging the borders with Brazil and Peru. Here we're leavin ... read more
South America » Colombia » Leticia » Rio Yavari, Amazon

Colombian Flag Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more
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