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Amacayacu National Parkis a Colombian National Park located along the Amazon River in the Amazonas Department in the south of Colombia. The word "Amacayacu" means "River of the Hamocs" in the indigenous language Quechua. The Ticuna people currently inhabit a part of the park.
In order to travel to the Amacayacu National Park, travellers must arrive in the city of Leticia then embark by boat to sail for the flow of the Amazon River.
From the park visitors can do different activities such as trips along the Amazon river to different islands like Mico's island where you can find hundreds of monkeys, Mocagua's island where one can see Victoria Regia or lotus flower and one of the most interesting activities: a trip up the amazon river to Tarapoto Lake which has botos or amazon dolphins.
The park includes accommodations that consists in a Maloka where travellers can sleep with a group of people in hamocs or cabins for 2 to 4 travellers.
The travel journey lasts three days and it is very interesting although travellers must be very careful about mosquitos when the sun goes down. Travellers are advised to wear shirts with long sleeves and long trousers.
The park is of considerable interest to scientists. Many zoological specimens have been collected in the park.1
References
- Cano Correa, Marcela. TÃtulo: Manejo comunitario de fauna silvestre en el P.N.N Amacayacu, Colombia
- PROCESO DE TARAPOTO SOBRE CRITERIOS E INDICADORES DE SOSTENIBILIDAD DEL BOSQUE AMAZONICO - Consulta Colombiana de Validación
- Amacayacu Vacations & Tour
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