Beautiful towns of Vaupés to visit near Mitu

Vaupés is a department characterized by having a sub-region, comprising a population of 40,797 inhabitants in 3 municipalities and where half of its population resides deep in the jungle, in the southeastern part of Colombia and on the border with Brazil; an hour and twenty minutes by plane from Bogotá, which is where its capital Mitú is located.

The towns of Vaupés are also identified for having a territory bathed in crystalline waters with rivers such as the Vaupés, Apaporis, Isana, Papurí, Querarí, Taraira and the presence of the indigenous people commonly known as Tukano on the Paca river in the headwaters of the Papuri. The climate in most of the towns in Vaupés to visit is warm and humid with an average temperature of 27 °C due to the transition between the dry plains of Orinoquia, to the north, and the humid Amazon jungle.

Something very attractive for tourism in the towns near Mitú is places like the Yaigojé-Apaporis National Natural Park, the Jirijirimo Raudal, the Yurupari Raudals, the Serranía Morroco, the Nukak Maku National Natural Reserve and the Tunnel of Apaporis. In addition to a wealth of customs such as the celebration of most expressions of nature, by the indigenous community, such as the raising of fish and the harvest of cultivated and wild fruits, among others, through dance.

So that you can get to know what this beautiful department has to offer you, we have left you a tour of the towns that we consider to be the best tourist towns in Vaupés that have their own “charm”, enjoy an excellent climate and you will find with a gastronomic and historical wealth.