Leticia is the capital of the department of Amazonas, and Colombia's southernmost town as well as its only major port on the river. It is located in the region Trapecio Amazónico, a strategic region of tropical humid forest, mega bio-diversity and of a high priority of conservation. It is situated on the left bank of a creek on the Amazon river of 116 km that is equivalent to the 0,08% of this great river that crosses South America.

It has an elevation of 96 meters above sea level and an average temperature of 27 °C (80.6 °F). Leticia has approximately 37,000 inhabitants on the left bank of the Amazon river, and at the point where Colombia, Brazil and Peru come together in an area called Tres Fronteras.

Leticia has long been Colombia's shipping point for tropical fishes for the aquarium trade.

A long standing border dispute involving Leticia, between Colombia and Peru, was decided in 1934 by the League of Nations t;/a> after these two nations engulfed in an armed conflict known as the Colombia-Peru War. This was the first instance of action by an international body in its powers covered by the Monroe Doctrine.

Even though it is a city within the borders of Colombia and a capital of one of its departaments, Leticia is very peaceful and isolated from the problems of the rest of the country; FARC activity is limited in the deep south of Colombia.[

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live more than 40,000 people, who in their majority are pertaining to indigenous ethnic groups mainly
Tikunas and communities Huitoto, Yaguas, Cocama and Yukuna. Colonos, racially mixed or minoritily white.
Leticia constructs the main administrative political center of the department of the Amazon, that along
with its area of influence, concentrates more of 50% of the based population. This distribution does that
the economic activities of the Department are concentrated in less of 10% of their territory. According to
the registries of the Chamber of Commerce of the Amazon, the 93,8% of the establishments are of commercial
character (end item storing and distribution and intermediate) and of benefit of services.