Putumayo is a department characterized by having 3 subregions, which comprise a population of 348,182 inhabitants in 13 municipalities and where half of its population resides in the Amazonian foothills, specifically in the northwest of Putumayo, which is where its capital is located. Mocoa.
The towns of Putumayo are also identified for having tourist attractions such as flat and mountainous lands at the same time, the Patascoy and Putumayo hills and immense waterfalls such as the Cascada del Fin del Mundo or Hornoyaco stand out. The climate in most of the Putumayo towns to visit is varied, humid in the Cordillera and Piedmont with multi-annual average temperatures of 11.5°C, but the Amazon Plain is characterized by high temperatures above 25°C.< /p>
Something very attractive for tourism in the towns near Mocoa is places like the La Paya National Natural Park, the Paway Mariposario Natural Reserve, the monuments in Mandiyaco, the Salto Del Indio, the Ojo de Dios waterfall and the Rumiyaco River. In addition to a wealth of customs such as festivals such as the Great Day of the Kamentsá People, Carnival of Forgiveness, the Mocoa folkloric carnival, and more fairs of the Indigenous community.
So you can know well what this beautiful department has to offer you, we have left you a tour of the towns that we consider the best tourist towns in Putumayo that have their own "charm", enjoy the excellent climate and you will find a gastronomic and historical wealth.
Mocoa
Mocoa is also one of the towns to visit in Putumayo with which you can start your Putumayo tour. Mocoa is the capital of the department of Putumayo, it is located in the southwest of Colombia and it is the second most populous municipality in the department, which makes its climate cold with an average daily maximum temperature of only 24 degrees, while most of the months of the year are maintained at an average temperature of 15°C. Mocoa is a town, its offers landscape diversity that has varied geo forms that range from high mountain slopes to slightly undulating plains as representative spaces of the Plain, Piedmont, the Cordillera, and the Serranía de Los Churumbelos; but if you want to know something typical of the town, you must go to the Carnival of the water and the Festival of the Ugly King on December 28.
As for tourist places in Mocoa Putumayo, in one morning you can visit the General Santander Main Park, the Del Vides Archaeological Park, the Parador Caliyaco, Hornoyaco, the Fin del Mundo Waterfall, the Paway Nature Reserve, and the Amazon Experimental Center. If you are looking for accommodation in Mocoa, some recommended hotels are the Hotel Suma Wasi and the Hotel Mocoa Samay. And finally, if you want to try the typical food of the town, we recommend kilote restaurant and the restaurant Locos De Asar.
Puerto Leguízamo
Start populating by traveling to Puerto Leguízamo, this town is called the exotic garden of the universe because it is surrounded by the Amazon jungle, the Putumayo river and borders Ecuador and Peru and is located in the Lower Putumayo subregion of the Northwestern Amazonia, south of the Republic of Colombia. Puerto Leguízamo is one of the beautiful towns of Putumayo with a hot climate with an average temperature of 30º C during most of the year except in August to November when its temperature is 22º C; But what makes its visitors fall in love is its thick jungle and jungle that surrounds the town, home to macaws, the pink dolphin (diving), a great variety of monkeys, the butterfly tiger, the tapir, boas and many species of parrots.
As for tourism in the municipality of Puerto Leguízamo, you can enjoy the Tri-border Festival in October and plans in its surroundings for the La Paya National Natural Park, El Guardian de la Selva, the Caucaya River, the Laguna Azul, the Maloca Murui community, the Argelia Fish Farm and the Putumayo River Cruise. It is for all this that for many travelers, Puerto Leguízamo is considered "The most beautiful town in Putumayo".
As for lodging, we can recommend the hotel la Casona de Juancho and the Hotel San Pedro Plaza, and in terms of restaurants to eat in town you should go to the Parrilla Sabor Restaurant and the El Rancho restaurant.
San Miguel
This town is a town that has endured the transition from the era of violence to the tranquility and calm that is breathed today in its territory. San Miguel is part of the tourist towns of Putumayo, it is located in the Amazon plain on the left bank of the river of the same name, located in the extreme southwest of the Putumayo department and borders with the Republic of Ecuador, it has a tropical climate humid, with an average temperature of 28 °C during most of the year and is characterized by its rivers San Miguel, La Guisia, the Dorada and La Hormiga streams, among other small streams that constitute native species of the Amazon region.
In addition to the historical beauty of the town, San Miguel is also striking for tourist sites such as the Parochial Temple, the 'jiquera' Nests, the Oil Drill and the Aerated Park. For small-town festivals such as the 2019 International River Festival in San Miguel Putumayo during June. And for cozy lodging options such as the Hotel Hormiga Real and the Hotel Monarca Putumayo.
Puerto Asís
It is one of the closest towns that you should visit. It is located on the left bank of the Putumayo River, its urban area is located near the mouth of the Guamuez River on the Putumayo River and is one of the most important in the department because it is the commercial capital of Putumayo due to its predominance of sector activities. tertiary or services. It is considered a small town with a tropical climate with a lot of rain with average temperatures between 20 ℃ and 25 ℃ and its water wealth since it is surrounded by the waters of the Acáe, Cocayá, Cohembí, Guamuez, Juanambú, Manzoyá, Mecayá, Piñuña Blanco rivers. , Putumayo, and numerous streams.
Puerto Asís has its festivals such as the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in January and tourist places such as the Monument to the founders, the Kofan Ecotourism Center, the Esmeralda Pier, and the Playa Rica Village. If you decide to get to know this beautiful town, you should eat at the La Casa del Paisa Restaurant and the La Olla De Barro Putumayo restaurant and stay at the Pakarii Puerto Asís Hotel and the Vasu Puerto Asis Hotel.
Valle del Sibundoy
Valle del Sibundoy is one of the largest towns it has and it is a beautiful town inhabited by two indigenous peoples of great cultural and ancestral importance; The Kamentsá or Kamsá whose translation means "men from here" and the Inga indigenous ethnic group, which in their dialect means "relatives".
It is located at the headwaters of the Putumayo River, in the southwest of Colombia, in the foothills of the Nude de Los Pastos, which is why its climate is cold with an average temperature of 16º C. Valle del Sibundoy is a town surrounded by a horizon by the majesty of the Andes and the nearby Amazon jungle with rivers, volcanic peaks, flowers, trees, birds and other exotic creatures. Sibundoy Valley as one of the places to visit in Putumayo has its festivals, so a good date to go is for El Bëtscnáté or Carnival of Forgiveness is celebrated throughout the Sibunbdoy Valley on the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
Valle del Sibundoy has large hotels such as the Cabañas Arcoíris del Lago and the Posadas Balsayaco; famous restaurants such as the Deleites de La Abuela restaurant and El Patio Sibundoy and the most important tourist sites in the department such as the Interculturality Park, the Ambiaku Tourist Center, the Colón Thermal Center, the El Salado Hot Springs, the Ayen Botanical Garden, the Mother Earth crafts or SBATSANAMAMA and the Villa Beatriz Viewpoint.
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