Editing Leticia, Amazonas (section)

== Culture ==

=== People ===
The majority of Leticia's population have migrated from elsewhere. There is no obviously dominant segment, but migrants from [[Bogotá]], [[Medellín]], and [[Tolima Department|Tolima]] are the majority. Few people from [[Cali]] live in Leticia. A significant proportion of Leticia's population comprises native [[Amerindians]] (as opposed to ''[[mestizos]]'' or ''[[caboclo]]s''). The prevailing trend is for people to move from the village of their birth in far-lying rural communities into the city to make a "better" living.

The region is home to several indigenous people, including the [[Witoto people|Witoto]], [[Inga people|Inga]], [[Tucano people|Tucano]], [[Ticuna]], and [[Nukak]]. The Peruvian [[Yagua people|Yagua]] settled in the riverside village of [[La Libertad, Colombia|La Libertad]] in the 1990s.

=== Food ===
Although the inhabitants commonly eat the same things each week, a wide variety of food is available in Leticia. Dishes specific to each of Colombia's regions are made here. For example, people make [[Sancocho]], a hearty soup, with regional variations in different parts of Colombia. But even within regions, each family has its own recipe. Leticia's cuisine includes Brazilian and Peruvian influences. Common staples in Leticia include river fish, domestic (and occasionally wild) meat, rice, locally-grown vegetables and potatoes. Meals are usually cooked over a wood-fired stovetop in a pan. A typical Sunday meal might comprise grilled meats, cooked in makeshift charcoal grillers, served with rice and [[Plantain (cooking)|plantains]].

=== Education ===
Leticia is considered an important area for the study of the Amazon and its biodiversity.

* [[National University of Colombia at Leticia]]
* Universidad Antonio Nariño (UAN)
* Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD)
* [[University of the Amazon]]