Live the Amazon

Here the jungle isn’t visited: it’s lived.

Here the river is the highway, the jungle is home to dozens of communities and mission is lived as a family. Discover why coming to JUCUM Leticia is unlike any other experience.

26years serving
116churches planted
3countries
4schools

Why it’s not for just anyone

A city with no road to the rest of the country
Leticia can only be reached by air or by the Amazon River: getting here is already part of the adventure.
Three countries in a single step
Colombia, Peru and Brazil meet here: three cultures and three languages one step from each other.
Communities reached only by boat
Many riverside communities can only be reached by sailing the Amazon. That is where we serve.
A base with roots since the year 2000
Since the year 2000 we have served here alongside missionary families, with the vision that every community has a church shining in the midst of darkness.
Backed by a worldwide network
We are part of YWAM, a worldwide movement present since 1960, and our programs are backed by the University of the Nations.
A family-based, cross-cultural base
Families from the United States, Brazil, Colombia and the Tikuna community of Peru live together here. Many languages are always heard at the base.
Our own boat to reach the communities
With its own boat, JUCUM Leticia has reached more than 200 Indigenous communities in the Amazon, whatever their nation.

How to get here

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Fly to Leticia (Colombia)
Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport receives flights from Bogotá (about 2 hours) and connections from other Colombian cities.
Fly to Tabatinga (Brazil)
Tabatinga, right next to Leticia, has an international airport with connections from Manaus. The two cities are joined and you can cross on foot.
By river
From Iquitos (Peru), by fast boat: about 10 hours. From Manaus (Brazil): about 30 hours by fast boat or around 4 days by slow boat.
Into the rainforest
From Leticia, the El Puente base, in the Ronda community, is about 2 hours by river or 4 on foot.

Approximate times: confirm schedules and prices before traveling. Tabatinga (Brazil) is one hour ahead of Leticia.