Discover Puerto Nariño
Nature, culture, and community life in the heart of the Amazon.
Where are you going?
Puerto Nariño is a municipality in the department of Amazonas, located on the banks of the Loretoyaco River and very close to the great Amazon River. It can only be reached by river from Leticia, which makes the journey part of the experience and marks a deep relationship with water as the center of daily life.
This is a border region, close to Brazil and Peru, where cultures, knowledge, and traditions intertwine beyond the lines on the map.
Official Contacts
A different municipality
No cars or motorcycles are allowed here.
Puerto Nariño is a pedestrian-friendly, peaceful, and quiet town, designed to be explored calmly and respectfully.
The absence of vehicles is not a tourist curiosity: it is a collective decision that protects the environment, reduces pollution, and improves coexistence. The pace of the place is set by people, the climate, and nature.
A destination that decided to take care of itself, Puerto Nariño is the first municipality in Colombia to be certified as:
Tourist Destination
sustainable
ntc 6725-2023
This certification recognizes responsible management of the territory in environmental, social, cultural, and economic terms, led by the community and authorities of Puerto Nariño.
Traveling to Puerto Nariño means entering a territory that has already made a clear decision: to protect its environment and culture, and to welcome visitors with clear rules and a collective spirit.
Living culture and community
Most of its inhabitants belong to indigenous peoples, mainly Magüta–Tikuna, Cocama, and Yagua. Their languages, knowledge, and ways of relating to the jungle are still alive and form part of everyday life in the municipality.
Puerto Nariño is not a stage or a theme park: it is a real community, with its own dynamics, deep traditions, and an ancestral relationship with the territory.
Visiting it means recognizing and respecting that way of life.
Nature as a way of life
The municipality is part of one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. The jungle, lakes, rivers, and wildlife are not isolated attractions, but essential elements for food, culture, and local identity.
The relationship with nature here is an everyday one, not ornamental. That is why tourism is understood as an activity that must adapt to the territory, and not the other way around.