Orito is a town and municipality in the

Putumayo Department Putumayo () is a departments of Colombia, department of Southern 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 languages. The verb ''p'utuy'' ...

Republic of Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast ...

. The town is just south of the confluence of the Patascoy and Luzonyaco Rivers. It is located north of the border with

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. The town is served by

Orito Airport Orito Airport is an airport serving the town of Orito in the Putumayo Department of Colombia. The airport is adjacent to the town. The Orito non-directional beacon (Ident: ORI) is located east of the airport. See also * * *Transport in Colombi ...

Climate

Orito has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(

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''Af'') with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

References

Municipalities of Putumayo Department {{Putumayo-geo-stub