Currency exchange in the Amazon

I don't recommend it in Leticia or Iquitos because they like to take advantage. They currently exchange at different rates and sometimes they will give you fake money. The best recommendation is to exchange it at Lima, Bogota or Manaus in a business not in the streets.

Tabatinga or Leticia to Manaus boat price

Tabatinga to Manaus ferries

The price for the "Recreo" or ferry boat that goes from Tabatinga to Manaus has a price of $200 Reais in hammock and nearly $800 to $1000 reails in a private room.

You have to buy it in Tabatinga's Ferry port. They leave at 11:00 Am so yo have to be really early and the only days are Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Air Plane from Caballo Cocha to Iquitos

If you are planning to flight from Leticia or Tabatinga to Iquitos there is only one way. Caballo Cocha is the only town where airplanes flight to Iquitos from 70 usd or 200 soles Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

In order to go to Caballo Cocha from Leticia or Tabatinga you have to go to Leticias port and take a fast boat to Caballo Cocha and the price is $35,000 COP. Sometimes it has delays or they pospone because of the weather.

How to take the fast boat from Santa Rosa or Leticia to Iquitos

On this post I will guide you on how to take a fast boat from Santa Rosa (Peru) to Iquitos (Peru).

Remember fast boats have service from Tuesdays to Sundays (Not Mondays) and the price is 70 USD. 

Public transportation in Leticia

If you want to get around Leticia, we recommend you Moto Taxi (Moto's serving as taxi), a Moto car (White 3 wheel car) or taxi.

• The Moto taxi’s price goes around for $1,000 in the city and to the kilometers will go in an average from $3,000 up to $10,000.
• The Moto car’s price goes from  $3,000 in the city and to the kilometers will go in an average from $6,000 up to $20,000.
• The taxi’s prices goes from $7,000 in the city and to the kilometers are from $10,000 up to $40,000.

How to get to Leticia Amazonas Colombia?

Please read this carefully. 

THERE ARE ONLY 3 WAYS TO GET INTO LETICIA

• Airplane from Bogota to Leticia
• Boat from Iquitos to Leticia
• Boat from Manaus to Tabatinga

There are no roads to Leticia.