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PUERTO NARIÑO

Amazon living nature

Puerto Nariño, a territory shaped by water and jungle

Water that connects life

Rivers, lakes, and streams of the Amazon.
Puerto Nariño is located on the Amazon River, near its confluence with the Loretoyacu River, within the TICOYA Indigenous Reserve and the Lagos de Tarapoto Ramsar Site. Its rivers combine white, black, and clear waters, connected by channels that mix nutrients and support life. This system is key to biodiversity and to the fishing livelihoods of 22 Indigenous communities that depend on these ecosystems.
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Life inhabiting the territory

Biodiversity of Amazonian flora and fauna
Puerto Nariño is a place teeming with life. Its tropical rainforest is home to centuries-old trees, palm trees, and medicinal plants that help maintain the ecosystem’s balance. Amid the rivers and jungle, you can spot pink dolphins, manatees, sloths, monkeys, otters, and many birds. This experience invites you to connect with nature with respect and responsibility.
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Living, breathing jungle

Amazon rainforest.
The jungle of Puerto Nariño is a tropical rainforest with primary, secondary, and tertiary forests, adapted to seasonal flooding. The water level can vary by up to 12 meters between low and high water seasons, transforming the landscape and the dynamics of the ecosystem.
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Lakes of Tarapoto

The Tarapoto Lakes form the first wetland complex in the Colombian Amazon to be recognized as a Ramsar Site, the highest international designation for the protection of these ecosystems. They also have OMEC (Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures) designation, in recognition of local conservation strategies.

What are the Tarapoto Lakes?

This complex comprises around 45 wetlands and 22 lakes, which form part of the Loretoyacu River basin, a tributary of the Amazon River. Twenty-two indigenous communities from the Magüta–Tikuna, Cocama, and Yagua peoples depend directly on these ecosystems. They have inhabited and cared for this territory since ancient times.

Ecosystem biodiversity

Con una extensión de 45.463 hectáreas, los Lagos de Tarapoto albergan una biodiversidad excepcional:
883 especies de plantas, 265 de peces, 57 de anfibios, 30 de reptiles, 244 de aves —incluidas 24 migratorias— y 197 especies de mamíferos. Entre ellas se destacan especies emblemáticas y amenazadas como el delfín rosado, el manatí, el caimán negro y el pirarucú.

Indigenous Communities and Conservation

Since 2012, indigenous communities, together with research institutes and allied entities,
are implementing the Fisheries Agreements,
 a community strategy to regulate the use of fishery resources, prevent overfishing, and ensure the conservation of the ecosystem.

What are the Tarapoto Lakes?

This complex comprises around 45 wetlands and 22 lakes, which form part of the Loretoyacu River basin, a tributary of the Amazon River. Twenty-two indigenous communities from the Magüta–Tikuna, Cocama, and Yagua peoples depend directly on these ecosystems. They have inhabited and cared for this territory since ancient times.

Ecosystem biodiversity

Con una extensión de 45.463 hectáreas, los Lagos de Tarapoto albergan una biodiversidad excepcional:
883 especies de plantas, 265 de peces, 57 de anfibios, 30 de reptiles, 244 de aves —incluidas 24 migratorias— y 197 especies de mamíferos. Entre ellas se destacan especies emblemáticas y amenazadas como el delfín rosado, el manatí, el caimán negro y el pirarucú.

Indigenous Communities and Conservation

Since 2012, indigenous communities, together with research institutes and allied entities,
are implementing the Fisheries Agreements,
 a community strategy to regulate the use of fishery resources, prevent overfishing, and ensure the conservation of the ecosystem.

Fotografía aérea de un río estrecho y muy sinuoso de aguas color café que serpentea a través de una selva verde extremadamente densa. El cauce forma curvas cerradas en forma de 'S', rodeando pequeñas penínsulas de árboles. La vegetación cubre por completo las orillas, sin dejar rastro de intervención humana, bajo una luz diurna difusa.
Fotografía aérea de un complejo de humedales en el Amazonas. Se observan diversas lagunas de aguas azules y oscuras interconectadas por amplias alfombras de vegetación acuática verde brillante. En el centro, un grupo de árboles de troncos claros emerge del agua, rodeado de pantanos. Al fondo, el cauce principal de un río ancho se extiende bajo un cielo brumoso.
Vista aérea de un pantano o zona de inundación en el Amazonas. Una densa capa de vegetación acuática verde brillante cubre gran parte del agua, creando un mosaico de texturas. Se observan pequeños espejos de agua libre y arbustos dispersos que emergen de la alfombra verde, conectando con el bosque más denso en la parte superior de la imagen.
Vista aérea de un cuerpo de agua de color oscuro (aguas negras) que bordea una densa selva inundable. Una franja de vegetación acuática de color verde brillante delimita la orilla, creando un fuerte contraste con el tono profundo del agua. Al fondo se observa la extensión infinita de la copa de los árboles en diferentes tonalidades de verde
Vista aérea de una laguna circular de aguas color café rodeada de una selva densa y uniforme. En el interior de la laguna se observa una isla redonda de vegetación verde, creando un patrón de anillo de agua. El horizonte muestra la inmensidad del bosque tropical bajo un cielo cubierto de nubes blancas y grises.
Vista aérea de la confluencia de varios ríos amazónicos de aguas color café que atraviesan una selva verde y densa. A lo largo de la orilla se observa una franja de vegetación baja y pantanosa antes de dar paso al bosque cerrado.

Exploring Puerto Nariño and the Toropoto Lakes means caring for the jungle, the water, and the life that inhabits it.

Learn how to visit the territory with respect.

The ecosystems of Puerto Nariño are best explored with those who know the territory.

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