south west colombia

Thank you very much that infos are very helpful. Maybe I will try to go by boat

Mocoa is still very much in the middle of being rebuilt. It was only April when entire swaths of the city were destroyed. The places that are of interest to tourists are not located in the city. The eco hotels/hostels are located a few km outside of the city limits, and places like El Fin del Mundo and Hornayaco may be ok to visit/stay. However, most of the places of interest in and around Mocoa, are near/on rivers and water. There's a good chance that much of the tourist infrastructure outside of the town was negatively affected by the landslide/flash flood as well. The hotels may physically intact, but there may have been damage to things like water pipes and power lines. As expected, the recovery process has been a bumbling mess, and the people delegated to repair the city haven't done much. I would err on the side of caution when visiting Mocoa these days. Most of the hotels/hostels are probably hard up for tourists, and could possibly leave out certain negative information. Honestly, I would hold out for first hand info before I made my way to Mocoa. Communication in this country can be pretty bad, and information that could possibly have a negative answer, is often inaccurate or less than forthcoming. If things aren't functioning in the city or if there are power/electricity issues prevalent, then I wouldn't trust the hotel to be entirely upfront about it. Especially if that information could possibly keep potential tourists away.

True although I would feel bad about not going after the disaster (I had planned to go before hand) and making the situation worse by reducing their tourist industry.

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