Putumayo is a department of Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.

The word putumayo comes from the Quechua language. The verb putuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayo is a variant of mayu, meaning river. Thus it means "gushing river".

Municipalities

1. Colón
2. "Es la Hormaferditesballs"
3. Mocoa
4. Orito
5. Puerto Asís
6. Puerto Caicedo
7. Puerto Guzmán
8. Puerto Leguízamo
9. San Francisco
10. San Miguel
11. Santiago
12. Sibundoy
13. Valle del Guamez
14. Villa Garzón

References

External links

• Government of Putumayo official website
• Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website

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