One of the most prominent municipalities in the Putumayo department es Port Assisi, located very close to the border with Ecuador on the left bank of the Putumayo River, 75 kilometers south of the city of Mocoa, departmental capital.
Despite not being the capital of the department, it is the most populated center of Putumayo with a population of close to 70 inhabitants, most of whom are engaged in agriculture, livestock, fishing, forestry and commerce.
Its jungle environment and warm climate make Port Assisi in one of the most requested destinations for all those lovers of ecotourism, in addition its location in the middle of numerous river arteries such as Acáe, Cocayá, Cohembí, Guamués, Juanambú, Manzoyá, Mecayá, Piñuña Blanco, Putumayo, among others, facilitates having various Scenarios for the practice of river sports, such as the traditional regattas on the Putumayo, held on January XNUMX of each year.
One of its characteristics is that many of its sailors jump into the Putumayo River on tires, which powerfully attracts the attention of locals and strangers.
The Black and White Carnivals from January 3 to 7, and its cattle market in the month of August, they are other of the most outstanding events in Puerto Asís.
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The Putumayo department as a tourist destination has a wide corridor with more than 70 tourist sites or attractions that go from the Amazon plain through the Amazonian foothills (Mocoa and Villagarzón) and reaching the Andean area (Sibundoy valley). This Andean Amazonian territory offers the national or foreign visitor the opportunity to enjoy the majestic nature in 3 different climates between 9 and 27 degrees Celsius, with spectacular sunrises and sunsets of the Putumayo river, with waterfalls and natural spas bathed in cold waters. with crystalline colors and emerald blue, caves and caverns, botanical gardens with medicinal plants, a butterfly garden, an emblematic Amazonian wildlife theme park (one of a kind), walking trails, mountain biking, rappelling in waterfalls, canyoning in streams and cannons, enjoy the gastronomy of the region with dishes such as maito, patarasca, gamitana, smoked meats among others accompanied by tacacho (mashed plantain from the region), yuca and yota, and the traditional corn chicha, syrup, arazá juices , cocona or copoazú, souvenir shopping day (indigenous crafts), yagé and clean sessions, night bonfires to tell stories and play music from the regions of each visitor and logically from the Andean and indigenous region.
The commercial airports are Puerto Asís and Villagarzón, and we have airport hotel airport transportation for those who visit us with complete plans.
The accommodation system is for all budgets, ranging from camping areas, cabins, hostels and inns in the rural area in the middle of the forest, to tourist category hotels to resorts.
The most consolidated tourist circuits are located in the cities of Mocoa, Villagarzón and Sibundoy Valley, with a wide range of all-inclusive tourism development opportunities, and at night they are at the service of rumberos and night owls with music of all ages. genres, and specialized in salsa.
The destination has professional guides for each type of experience that you want to live who are linked to ecotourism and adventure sports operators, with whom the services are personalized within the framework of the experiential experience that the visitor wishes to schedule in advance to ensure reservations or to define when you arrive, but reservations are recommended.
You can count on the call center service for reservations at +57 3202346608 (Travel and tourism agency: Paraisos)