Amacayacu National Natural Park
Amacayacu
is a national park in the Colombian Amazon. You can get there by boat, sailing
up the Amazon River from Leticia, the department’s capital.
I traveled
with my family, we arrived to Leticia by airplane and then we took a boat to
the hotel. There you can find “The Malocas” these are like rooms with many beds
and after 10:00 pm, there isn’t electricity. It’s a very different experience
but it’s great. Before the trip, the travel agent told us to wear old clothes.
In Amacayacú we did many activities. One day we
went to a tree called "jungle canopy", there we climbed using
harnesses to the top. However, my parents climbed by a ladder. Aloft, you can
see the tops of the trees, and then you must descend by rappelling.
Another
activity we did was go swimming with pink dolphins. It was exciting; we went to
a lagoon which flows into the Amazon River.
We also went to Puerto Nariño, a small town located
two hours by boat from Leticia.
In Leticia I ate a worm called "Mojojoy", I had always wanted to do it. And I met Kapax "King of the Amazon" in the Decameron Hotel, where we were the last night.