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El Encanto | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Location of the municipality and town of El Encanto in the Amazonas Department of Colombia | |
  El Encanto Location in Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 1°46′44″S 73°12′38″W / 1.77889°S 73.21056°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Amazonas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,724 km2 (4,141 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,376 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Af |
El Encanto is a town and municipality in the Amazonas Department of Colombia. It is located in the mouth of the Cara Paraná River, a tributary of the Putumayo River (Içá). El Encanto can be reached by air or river. The local navy base has a runway available only to military and official planes, established during the Colombia-Peru War. By river the closest towns with airport access are Puerto Arturo, Peru from downstream, and Puerto Leguízamo (Putumayo Department, Colombia) upstream.
The majority of the inhabitants in the area are Huitotos indigenous tribes. The municipality has an area of 10,724 square kilometres or 4,141 square miles. In 2005, it had a population of 4,376 people.
