After 63 years of construction, road Leticia-Tarapacá has a 24% advance

Since 1961, the idea of connecting Leticia with the indigenous settlement of Tarapacá through a paved road has remained on paper more than in reality. According to the Consonante medium, of the 175 kilometers projected, only 25 have asphalt. Germán López, professor at the National University of Colombia in Leticia and user of the road, explains that the initial justification of the project was to reduce the costs of transporting goods. Tarapacá,…