Amazonas

AMAZON REGION

This region is located at the south side of the country and is composed by the departments of Caquetá, Guainia, Guaviare, Vaupes and, the most important, Amazonas. The Amazon is the biggest region of Colombia, it covers between 35% and 40% of the total extension of the country but is the less populated region. This region has a big biodiversity because it’s situated in the Amazonia, the biggest rainforest in the world.
Puerto Narino Amazonas
This region has as traditional food fish, especially pirarucu and piranha which are taken from the Amazon River, another important element are the fruits and nature gifts. . The gastronomy is very exotic because they use some animals to elaborate traditional plates that makes unique the Amazon gastronomy. For example, another exotic food is the Mojojoy, which is a larvae eaten in many ways but specially roasted.
Cazuela Piracucu
On the other side, the music and traditional dances are shared with the countries that the region limits with, Brasil and Peru. In this part, the natives are very relevant because are predominant on the region, so the music and dances are mostly influenced by them, so the native tunes and dances are representative of the region. The typical dances of this region are the bambuco and Bèstknatè.
Amaz Amazo