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Leticia and its surroundings are a year-round destination. There is
not really a good or bad time to visit the city and the surrounding
rainforest. The time of the year you should visit the area depends
greatly on the activities you want to practice of what you wish to
accomplish with your trip to this great region. Most activities in
the surrounding rainforest will depend on water-levels. The levels
of the Amazon River, and its tributaries, fluctuate anywhere from 35
to 40 feet between the high and low water levels. From end August
the levels are almost at their lowest and many beaches can be found
along the rivers and tributaries. Some parts of the forest will be
completely dry and this is a great time for expeditions by foot and
to set up camp. By November the water will start to rise reaching
its highest point somewhere in April or May (which are also the
wettest and coldest months). The river will stay high and the jungle
will be flooded near the rivers. This is a great time to explore the
forest by small boats and to sail up the smaller tributaries. The
water levels will stay high until July when they will start dropping
real fast. From here the cycle repeats itself. The reason for cycle
is simple: The Amazon River, and most of the tributaries on the
Upper Amazon, get their water from rain and melting ice and snow
high up in the Andes. The winter season in the Andes is from July
till November - December when little rain and no melting is going
on, resulting in little water coming down to feed the rivers. When
spring begins in the Andes the ice and snow begins to melt and the
water levels begin to rise.
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