Leticia is the southernmost
city in the
Republic of Colombia, capital of the
department of
Amazonas, Colombia's southernmost town (4.09° south 69.57° west) and one of the major ports on the Amazon river. It has an elevation of 96 meters above sea level and an average temperature of 27 °C (80.6 °F). Leticia has long been Colombia's shipping point for
tropical fishes for the
aquarium trade. Leticia has approximately 33,000 inhabitants on the left bank of the
Amazon river, and is located at the point where Colombia,
Brazil and
Peru come together in an area called
Tres Fronteras.