Thanks for the video. I lived in Leticia in 1978 for five months, I arrived with $100 in a beat up old cargo plane (hitched the ride in Bogata!) tough but survived painting signs for riverside juice bars, it was a very quite and peacefully place, no cars back then. Had very many adventures there with the locals, the Ticuna's and Jaguar indians. (excerpt from my travel notes) "Leticia is a true Amazon river town founded in 1867 which, like back in 1978 still has no road connections. There were no cars, it consisted of one DAS police agent office, two rickety banks, a grass plaza and a mass of stilted ramshackle wooden tin roof dwellings divided by a grid of red mud roads, it also boasted one decent hotel, the Anaconda for rich travellers or dealers and a town hall, below which stood a bandstand in a small circular plaza leading down to the riverside with all its boat houses, huts and eateries…oh, and a local Tarzan character in Jaguar loincloth with accompanying young boy who for a charge would let the occasional tourist snap jungle photos of them clambering in tree’s."
Holy smokes now that is one cool excerpt. So cool that you got to see Leticia before there were cars. I often dream about what it would be like to travel in a different era. Thank you for sharing.
I'm originally from Leticia, the reason you saw lot of water is because you have been there during the flooding season of the Amazon river which last for several months until the levels go down again, it's a cyclic process, also that's why you saw those houses on top of wooden columns. Now I'm living in the middle east and miss a lot the water from there 😅😅
Hey, great video! Did you stay in Tabatinga? Xingu is a neighborhood in Brazil. The border with Tabatinga is quite open, and we have free passage. I hope your stay in this tri-border area was very pleasant. I enjoy watching videos where people explore the city where I was born. I hope this trip left you with good memories
Thank you very much Alex. Yes I have great memories from my stay in this tri-border area. I didn’t stay in Tabatinga but we crossed over during the day once to explore. In one of my videos, we had a beer in each country in a 3-hour period 😅
My French friend from another video? Or my Swiss friend with the dreadlocks in this video? This was his first time in the Amazon in early 2022, same as me.
Do bring lots of sun block, maybe some mosquito repellent, maybe a hammock if you wanna lounge around in the shade during the hot afternoons. Maybe some water shoes for exploring the river, although sandals or flip-flops are also fine.
@benbrazyoutube i hate to ask but how do I get that? I haven't been out of the USA , I do have my passport now 👍 thank you I will have to check out more of your films
Hey Renald! I generally always go with the cheapest, but I have had all good experiences with VivaAir so far. I would recommend them for domestic flights in Colombia.
Voo pra essas regiões sempre são mas caros pra ir pra Amazônia tem ter money no bolso tanto em colmbia brasil Peru as coisas são muito caras do que na capital aliás tudo sai da capital pra lá tem muito custo já que não são permitidos meios de transportar as mercadorias facilmente
Awesome! I think you'll love the vibe there. I'm in Asia now but I'm thinking about returning to the Amazon next year. If I do, I'd like to take the cargo boat from Leticia to Manaus and then travel over land from there.
Hey Jacob, unfortunately I do not have any shaman contacts in that area, but I heard other travelers talk about their shaman experiences so I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find one.
Hey Renald! I used to take malaria pills in tropical regions but I haven't bothered in years. I don't know anyone who takes them anymore. I'm really not worried at all.
Yeah I stayed at Casa do Xingu in Leticia which is actually just over the border on the Brazilian side. It's the cheapest place in town, very rustic but comfortable beds. I can recommend 👌
@@MrOnebadsoldier123 there was no wifi at that hostel but I had a Colombian SIM card which had good reception throughout Leticia and Puerto Nariño. I recommend a SIM card with data for these remote locations
Thanks for the video. I lived in Leticia in 1978 for five months, I arrived with $100 in a beat up old cargo plane (hitched the ride in Bogata!) tough but survived painting signs for riverside juice bars, it was a very quite and peacefully place, no cars back then. Had very many adventures there with the locals, the Ticuna's and Jaguar indians.
(excerpt from my travel notes)
"Leticia is a true Amazon river town founded in 1867 which, like back in 1978 still has no road connections. There were no cars, it consisted of one DAS police agent office, two rickety banks, a grass plaza and a mass of stilted ramshackle wooden tin roof dwellings divided by a grid of red mud roads, it also boasted one decent hotel, the Anaconda for rich travellers or dealers and a town hall, below which stood a bandstand in a small circular plaza leading down to the riverside with all its boat houses, huts and eateries…oh, and a local Tarzan character in Jaguar loincloth with accompanying young boy who for a charge would let the occasional tourist snap jungle photos of them clambering in tree’s."
Holy smokes now that is one cool excerpt. So cool that you got to see Leticia before there were cars. I often dream about what it would be like to travel in a different era. Thank you for sharing.
I'm originally from Leticia, the reason you saw lot of water is because you have been there during the flooding season of the Amazon river which last for several months until the levels go down again, it's a cyclic process, also that's why you saw those houses on top of wooden columns. Now I'm living in the middle east and miss a lot the water from there 😅😅
Ah beautiful, thank you for the information. Yeah I bet you would miss that beautiful Amazon 😍
Hey, great video! Did you stay in Tabatinga? Xingu is a neighborhood in Brazil. The border with Tabatinga is quite open, and we have free passage. I hope your stay in this tri-border area was very pleasant. I enjoy watching videos where people explore the city where I was born. I hope this trip left you with good memories
Thank you very much Alex. Yes I have great memories from my stay in this tri-border area. I didn’t stay in Tabatinga but we crossed over during the day once to explore. In one of my videos, we had a beer in each country in a 3-hour period 😅
Hope to see Leticia when i go back to Colombia again.
Me too! I plan to return in the future
I swear I met your french friend in Las Palmas Hostel in Leticia in 2018!
My French friend from another video? Or my Swiss friend with the dreadlocks in this video? This was his first time in the Amazon in early 2022, same as me.
I'm from colombia Caribbean coast, i never been in Letica😱,I guess is a cool experience been in the amazon on the three border, Colombia Brazil Peru.
Yeah that was the coolest part! I made a video where we had a beer in the three countries in an afternoon
Good video , So remote there
Thank you! Yeah very remote, such a cool vibe. I wanna go back to the Amazon soon
OVER Y SU MUSMUKI - CAMINO A LA SELVA canción recomendable para viajar a la Selva !!!
Chevere gracias hermano!
Leticia is so remote!
Yeah super cool vibe, feels like a different world
Going next week for a 3 night / 4 day tour. Any tips of things to bring and not to bring?
Do bring lots of sun block, maybe some mosquito repellent, maybe a hammock if you wanna lounge around in the shade during the hot afternoons. Maybe some water shoes for exploring the river, although sandals or flip-flops are also fine.
Do you need a Visa to go here and do this, or just a passport? THanks
No extra visa, just the regular Colombian visa
@benbrazyoutube i hate to ask but how do I get that? I haven't been out of the USA , I do have my passport now 👍 thank you I will have to check out more of your films
I'll tease you again Ben :). Did you have an airline preference for domestic flights in Colombia, or were you simply looking for the cheapest one?
Hey Renald! I generally always go with the cheapest, but I have had all good experiences with VivaAir so far. I would recommend them for domestic flights in Colombia.
@@benbrazyoutube VivaAir at least temporarily not flying...
Voo pra essas regiões sempre são mas caros pra ir pra Amazônia tem ter money no bolso tanto em colmbia brasil Peru as coisas são muito caras do que na capital aliás tudo sai da capital pra lá tem muito custo já que não são permitidos meios de transportar as mercadorias facilmente
so what brazilian town is that? I am going to letica next week.
Awesome! I think you'll love the vibe there. I'm in Asia now but I'm thinking about returning to the Amazon next year. If I do, I'd like to take the cargo boat from Leticia to Manaus and then travel over land from there.
A cidade brasileira vizinha é tabatinga no amazonas
Did you ever see or get recommended any shaman there
Hey Jacob, unfortunately I do not have any shaman contacts in that area, but I heard other travelers talk about their shaman experiences so I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find one.
your companion is like homeless man
😂😂
Did you Ben worry about malaria in Leticia area too (pills or something) :)?
Hey Renald! I used to take malaria pills in tropical regions but I haven't bothered in years. I don't know anyone who takes them anymore. I'm really not worried at all.
@@benbrazyoutube Thanks again Ben :).
any hostel recomendations
Yeah I stayed at Casa do Xingu in Leticia which is actually just over the border on the Brazilian side. It's the cheapest place in town, very rustic but comfortable beds. I can recommend 👌
@@benbrazyoutube one more question brother haha, i know its kind of rehtorical but any luck with anykind of wifi to check emails?
@@MrOnebadsoldier123 there was no wifi at that hostel but I had a Colombian SIM card which had good reception throughout Leticia and Puerto Nariño. I recommend a SIM card with data for these remote locations
you showed no amazon..discusting there
That whole area is in the Amazon…