Cobija has two airports and is connected by one road to El Choro in the Beni Department, which is not always passable during the rainy season.

When the industry collapsed, a major source of income being lost, Cobija became impoverished and its population fell.

Currently, the region's primary industry is Bolivia nuts, although tourism and commerce are growing.

[citation needed] The city of Cobija sits on a sharp curve of the Acre river, at an altitude of 280 metres (920 ft) above sea level and in the north-western Amazon region of Bolivia.

Cobija is served by major Bolivian airlines at Captain Aníbal Arab Airport[8] and by buses to Riberalta.