| wrightm06:49 UTC12 Jul 2007 | Hello, I'm sure it has been posted many times, but internet is really expensive here and I've gotta be quick.
I was thinking of flying from Salvador to Manaus and then taking a boat through the rainforest to Letica and then flying to Bogota.
My main purpose is because I found such cheap flights from Bogota to LAX (my main goal is to get home).
I found flights from Rio to LAX for about 1,300 USD and a flight from Bogota to LAX for about $600 USD.
That means I have an extra 700 USD to play with in getting from Salvador to Bogota.
I thought it would be cool to see a bit of the rain forest.
How long would it take me from Manus to Letica and how much do you figure it would be....and then would you recomend just taking a cheap flight from Letica to Bogota? Is it safe?
Thanks for the help.....any other recomendations on how I should get home to California would be greatly appreciated.....it's all expensive from Brasil to fly anywhere....
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| sleonardis11:45 UTC12 Jul 2007 | I am pretty sure that you can only fly, instead of a bus, to Bogota from Leticia. Flying is safe. The general rule in Colombia is that if isn´t not safe, you can´t do it. i.e. if the bus route is unsafe, there is no bus. Flying in and out of Colombia is always expensive. I have heard the boat takes 3-7 days from Manus to Leticia. Good luck. When you are in Bogota go to Zona Rosa. Cool area to hang out in at night or for good food.
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| scarlett0119:32 UTC12 Jul 2007 | You can only fly from from Leticia to Bogota, there are not roads. I have just down the reverse (Bogota to Brazil coast) in the last couple of weeks. There is only one airline which goes from Leticia to Bogota, thats aerorepulica, for $150. If your going upriver from Manaus to Tabatinga (the brazil port next to leticia) it will take upwards of 5 days, it took 4 going down stream.
If you are going to fly in brazil, I would book your internal flights asap, as it is holiday season and Ive had quite a bit of trouble getting flights, especially cheap ones.
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| esterosdelibera20:43 UTC12 Jul 2007 | Leticia-Bogota flights
Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.
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| saviajaro22:20 UTC12 Jul 2007 | Hi
Yes, lots of cheap flights between Colombia (Bogota/Medellin-LAX I have seen for 489 Rt. on Delta and Taca) and the states. You can also take the boat to Manaus and get a bus to Caracas, and travel onto the Colombian Carribean then down to Bogota, save a few days on the boat which is a pretty good party, but can get old after a while. The Carribean is a great place to end a trip, and lots of transport to Bogota or Medellin.
ENjoy
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