1. Jungle Attractions

2. Jungle Attractions - Loreto
Amazonian Library
The library keeps Specialized books, photographic archives,
newspapers and magazines, movies, maps, prints and paintings; it
also displays objects of historical value and ancient editions of the
Bible. Local topics are its area of specialty. The library was built in
1873 to be only one-story, but the second was built in 1903. The
successive, large windows protected with iron grates stand out.
Port and Village of Belen
Its origins date back to the beginning of the twentieth century, and
it is composed of homes built on top of balsa wood rafts that float
on the waters during the flood season. It is a traditional regional
style. With the passage of time and the increase in population, the
style has changed and more houses are built on a fixed construction
on top of wooden pillars, some of them of two stories. During the
dry season, people use both floors, but during the flood season,
only the second floor used; since the entire lower zone of Belen
remains under water, the population uses boats and canoes for
transport, which is why it is considered the “Venice of Loreto”. It is
possible to take boat rides on the Amazon and Itaya Rivers.

3. Jungle Attractions - Loreto
Quistococha Tourist Center
The center is located near Lake Quistococha. The complex covers an
area of 369 hectares of natural forest and also an artificial beach
where visitors can swim, sunbathe, and enjoy the white sand lovely
landscape. You can row a boat on the lake and hike the nearby
areas.
Boras of San Andrés
The inhabitants are originally from the area of the upper Putumayo
at the border of Colombia, and attracted by rubber fever, they
migrated to the place where they live today. They still maintain their
customs and cultural traditions, and their festivals and ceremonies
are associated with their myths and legends. They paint their bodies
for their dances, the usual pattern among men and women being a
stylized snake. The “Fiesta del Pijuayo” and the “Danza de la Viga”
are the most important festivals, when people wear masks to
represent mythical beings and to dramatize mythological episodes
about the origin of the world, humans and the Bora culture. You can
purchase local handicrafts in the area.

4. Jungle Attractions - Loreto
Lake Zungarococha
It is located on the left bank of the Nanay River and is perfect for
swimming or taking canoe rides through the beautiful countryside.
Close to the lake is a small pond, Corrientillo, where you can eat
traditional food.
Santo Tomas Village
It is situated on the banks of the canal that links the Nanay River
with Lake Mapacocha, an excellent spot to water ski and to take
boat or canoe rides. Nearby, there is a motocross track. The area is
inhabited by a Cocama Cocamilla Indigenous community whose
main economic activities are fishing and ceramic making.
San Juan Artisanal Market
This market produces and sells a large diversity of regional
handicrafts like knitted plant fiber articles, wood carvings, diverse
ceramic pieces with typical motifs, “llanchama” tree bark paintings,
typical clothing, leather goods, typical drinks, and many others.
There is a room for Amazonian culture exhibitions and wooden
amphitheater for artistic presentations.

5. Jungle Attractions - Loreto
Puerto Almendra
The El Huayo Arboretum and Botanical Garden is located there. It is
managed by the Puerto Almendra Center for Forestry Research and
Trainning. The center maintains parcels of representative tree
species of the Nanay River basin. You can walk the ecological paths,
hike, and visit the local farms.
Province of Ramón Castilla
Cushillococha
This lake, connected to the Amazon River, is where you can practice
whitewater rafting, hike, fish, or swim. The waters, relatively dark
and deep, up to 8 meters /26 feet, are rich in different species like
the gray and red dolphin, tarpon, boquichico, and yulilla. The
Cuchillococha indigenious community of 1700 inhabitants is located
on its shores. They are from the Ticuna people who live from
farming, hunting, wild fruit and free picking and fishing. They are
also skillfull artisans and produce works from the chambira palm
fibers, hammocks, and jicras a type of knitted bag of chambira palm
fibers. El Huayo Arboretum and Botanical Garden

6. Jungle Attractions - Loreto
Caballococha
The city and the province play very important role in the border
communication with the neighboring countries of Brazil and
Colombia. Basic tourist services are available there.
Amazon River
The Amazon River springs up more than 5000 masl / 16.404 fasl in
the snowy mountain peak of Mismi in Arequipa and crosses
extensive amounts of tropical jungle in an approximately 4500 km /
2796 mile-route. It has more than 500 navigable tributaries, an
average depth of 50 meters / 164 feet, and a width that varies from
4 to 6 km / 2 to 4 miles. A large part of its meandering has no
definite course; it has formed a complex of smaller rivers that
constitute a network of canals with numerous islands.

7. Jungle Attractions - Loreto
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Comprising a large part of the provinces of Loreto, Requena, Ucayali
and Alto Amazonas, it has an area of 2´080.00 hectares making it the
largest in the country and in south america. It is also known as the
most extencive area of protected floodable forest (vareza) in the
Amazon Rainforest. It is bordered by two large rivers: the Marañon
in the north and the Ucayali – Puinahua Canal to the south.
Inside the reserve, there are three river basins: the Pacaya River
basin, the Samiria River basin, and the Yanayacuna – Pucate River
Basin. There are also numerous lakes, gorges, canals, and oxbow. It
has an annual monthly temperature between 20C (68F) and 33C
(91F) and an annual rain fall of 2000 to 3000 millimeters, which
allows for its huge biodiversity: 449 birds species, 102 mammal
species (among them the pink dolphin), 69 species of reptiles, 58
species of amphibians, 256 fish species, and 1024 species of wild
and cultivated plants. The reserve is a refuge for different
endangered species like the Charapa turtle, the spider monkey, the
giant river otter, the red macaw, cedar trees, and other.

8. Jungle Attractions – Madre de Dios
Province of Tambopata
The “colpa” (macaw clay lick) is a place where macaws congregate,
formed along the shores of the river due o certain erosion processes
that allowed the formation of soil rich in minerals salts. It is
approximately 50 meters / 164 feet high, 500 meters / 1640 feet
long, and is considered the largest Peruvian Amazon Rainforest.
Every morning, six different species of macaw, parrots, and
parakeets gather there. These colorful birds fly around the colpa
before starting the “colpeo”, which consists in eating the clay found
on the cliff and serves as a nutritional supplement. After staying
there from twenty-five to thirty minutes, they fly away to come back
the next day. Occasionally, Brazilian tapirs, capybaras, and squirrels
go there. At the top of the trees, different species of monkeys like
the red howler, the caupuchin, the titi, and sometimes even spider
monkeys can be seen.

9. Jungle Attractions – Madre de Dios
Sandoval Lake
It is approximately 3km / 2 miles long, 1 km / 0.6 miles wide, and 0.5
centimeters / 0.1 inches to 3 meters / 10 feet deep. The water
remains at an average temperature of 26C (78.8F) and a huge
amount of fish live there. It is surrounded by aguajales, swampy
areas where, among other exotic species, a native palm tree called
aguaje grows. Along with the local vegetation, you can see orchids,
wild plantains, and mil pesos palm, giant kapoks, mahoganies, and
30 meters / 98 feet aguaje palm trees. In this habitat lives a great
variety of birds, like cormorants, toucans, macaws, parrots, horned
screamers and herons. In addition, there is a colorful variety of wild
hens called hoatzin or shansho which heads are topped with
feathers. With some luck, tapirs, turtles, and giant otters or “River
wolfs” can be seen as well as different species of crocodiles, like the
black caiman.

10. Jungle Attractions – Madre de Dios
Bahuaja-Sonene National Park
This National Park was established in order to protect the only
tropical humid savanna that exists in Peru. The park is located
between the Madre de Dios and Puno departments in the province
of Tambopata, Carabaya, and Sandia. It has an area of 1´091.416
hectares, and part of it is in Bolivia. The most important animals that
can be found there are the maned wolf, the marsh deer, the giant
anteater, the river wolf or giant otter, the bush dog, the black
caiman and the harpy eagle.
Tambopata National Reserve
Located between the basins of the Tambopata and Health Rivers,
the reserve covers an area of 274.690 hectares and is found in both
the Madre de Dios and Puno departments. The wealth of its
biodiversity is immeasurable, and scientist have already registered
632 birds species, 1200 butterfly species, 169 mammal species, 205
fish species, 103 amphibian species, and 67 reptile species. The
vegetation is typical of tropical regions. To enter the reserve, prior
authorization from INRENA is required.

11. Jungle Attractions – Madre de Dios
Province of Manu
Manu National Park
Manu National Park is spread out between, Cusco and Madre de
Dios, covers an area of 1´692.137 hectares (or the entire Manu River
basin). Since 1977, the Manu National Park has formed the Nucleus
of the Manu Biosphere Reserve; which was declared a Natural
World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1987. Although no one is
allowed to enter, visitors can stay in authorized lodges in the
Reserved Area and in that Cultural Zone Adjacent to the Park.
The park has a great variety of animals species: more than 800 bird
species like the harpy eagle, the jabiru stork, the Orinoco goose, the
Andean cock-of-the-rock, and the roseate spoonbill, 200 mammal
species like the common woolly monkey, the black spider monkey,
the giant otter, the jaguar, the little spotted cat, the anteater, and
the Andean deer, and over a hundred bat species.
In addition, there are trees over 45 meters high and 3 meters in
diameter. The most characteristic species are the cetico, the topa,
the cedar, the tornillo tree, the white kapok, and the mata palo.
Today, 30 Quechuan speaking farming communities are spread
throughout the Manu National Park as well as numerous Amazonian
native peoples such as the Matsiguenka, Amahuaca, Yaminahua,
Piro, Amarakaeri, Huashipaire, and Nahua.s

12. Jungle Attractions – Amazonas
Main Square, City of Chachapoyas
It is surrounded by beautiful colonial homes with traditional
balconies. In many cases, these houses have become hostels,
restaurants, and business. The main attractions are the Palacio
Municipal (City Hall) and the house where Toribio Rodriguez de
Mendoza, a predecessor to independence, was born; today, it serves
as the rectory and diocese headquarters. In the square, you can
appreciate the Republican style bronze fountain.
Pozo de Yanayacu (Yanayacu Well)
The original name of the well was “Fuente Cuyana” (Cuyana Springs)
and according to tradition, single men that arrived in the city and
drank its waters remained forever, attracted by the irresistible
charm of its beautiful women. Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo came to
this place and , on a rock, sculpted the figures of a miter and a
crosier, and the year.

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Yalape Archeological Remains
Located at 2700 masl / 8858 fasl, this Chachapoya archeological
complex date back to 1100 to 1300 A.D. The area is calculated to be
four hectares and features the classic circular constructions
decorated with rhomboidal and zigzag friezes in high relief.
Laguna de Los Cóndores (Lake of the Condors)
It is also known as the Laguna de las Momias (Lake of the Mummies)
since more than 200 mummies were found embedded on the side of
the cliff located on its shores, all in good condition despite the hot
and humid climate of the area. Along with the mummies around
3000 objects belonging to the Chachapoya and Inca cultures were
found. The caves are decorated with prehistoric rock paintings.
Leymebamba site Museum
This modern museum exhibits the mummies and the objects found
at the Lake of the Condor as well as textiles, ceramics, and weapons
found in the area.

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Kuelap Fortress
This impressive stone fortress was built by the Chachapoya people
around 800 A.D. It is located 3000 masl / 9843 fasl and is 6 hectares
in surface. There are three defensive platforms; the first is 20 meters
/ 66 feet high and 680 meter / 2231 feet long. Its three entrances
are walled alley-ways that narrow as they climb up to the following
two platforms. Inside, there are 420 circular buildings decorated
with rhomboidal and zigzag friezes.
Karajia Sarcophagi
These coffins are pre-inca tombs, some 1000 years old, implanted at
the top of a cliff. They are 2 meters / 7 feet tall , sculpted in mud,
and are decorated with geometric motives. They probably served to
house the remains of the supreme tribal leaders.

15. Jungle Attractions – Amazonas
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