El Encanto
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El Encanto is a town and municipality in the Amazonas Department
, Colombia
. It is located in the mouth of the Caraparaná River, tributary of the Putumayo River
(Içá
).
El Encanto can be reached by air or river. The local navy base has a runway available only to military and official planes, these were established during the Colombia-Peru War
. By river the closest towns with airport access are Puerto Arturo, Peru from downstream, and Puerto Leguízamo
(Putumayo Department
, Colombia) upstream.
The majority of inhabitants in the area are Huitotos
indigenous tribes.
Amazonas Department
Amazonas is a department of Colombia in the south of the country. Its capital is Leticia. Its name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department....
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. It is located in the mouth of the Caraparaná River, tributary of the Putumayo River
Putumayo River
The Içá or Putumayo River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, west of and parallel to the Yapura. It forms part of Colombia's border with Ecuador, as well as most of the frontier with Peru...
(Içá
ICA
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).
El Encanto can be reached by air or river. The local navy base has a runway available only to military and official planes, these were established during the Colombia-Peru War
Colombia-Peru War
The Colombia–Peru War was an armed conflict between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Peru.-Civilian takeover:...
. By river the closest towns with airport access are Puerto Arturo, Peru from downstream, and Puerto Leguízamo
Puerto Leguízamo
Puerto Leguizamo is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia.-External links:...
(Putumayo Department
Putumayo Department
Putumayo is a department of Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.The word putumayo comes from the Quechua language. The verb putuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayo is a variant of mayu, meaning river...
, Colombia) upstream.
The majority of inhabitants in the area are Huitotos
Witotoan languages
Bora–Witóto is a proposal to unite the Bora and Witotoan language families of northeastern Peru , southwestern Colombia , and western Brazil...
indigenous tribes.