BELEN MARKET

The Belén neighborhood has a large market where it is possible to find an incredible variety of types of meat (monkey, turtle, lizard, worms, huge fish), fruits, exotic liquors, natural medicines. Belén is also known as "The Peruvian Venice" because of its houses, floating houses and because its main means of transportation is by canoe. Located on the banks of the Itaya River and a few minutes from the center of the city of Iquitos, it gives the feeling of a riverside city of Asia. The market is very interesting but you must be careful. We recommend not walking alone through this place or carrying valuables.

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AMAZON RESCUE CENTER - CREA

This is a rescue center dedicated to the conservation of the Amazonian manatee. In this center mainly baby manatees are rescued, where they are fed and trained before being released to their natural habitat.

The approximate time of visit is one hour, during that period you will have a guide who will show you our facilities and will explain the necessary rehabilitation process for the liberation of the rescued Amazonian fauna species.

Hours of operation:

Monday to Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm

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PILLPINTUWASI - BUTTERFLY

Pillpintuwasi is a butterfly farm and rescue center, with more than 40 different species. The tour will take you through every stage of the butterfly's life, from caterpillar to butterfly. It is a lovely place to stroll and see the butterflies in the lush, plant-filled garden. Pillpintuwasi is not only a butterfly farm, but a refuge for rescued animals such as jaguars, monkeys, tapirs, anteaters, red and black faced Huacary, sloths, manatees and alligators. 

WARNING! If you are going to visit the Butterfly Farm on your own, ask to be taken to Mrs Gudrun's. Today there is another Butterfly Farm, but it is much smaller. The boat owners will want to take the little one with you, so they can charge a commission.

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BORAS AND YAGUAS

A short distance from the city of Iquitos there is a community that was established on the banks of the Momón river, a tributary of the Nanay river. Their livelihood is tourism and their typical handicrafts, masks, dolls, rattles and blowguns. Torzal is obtained from a palm tree and is used to make sacks and hammocks. They also make bark cloth, dyed with vegetable dyes, being worn as skirts by both the men and women of the Huitoto tribe. Huitoto women traditionally walk bare-chested. Bora women wear a skirt of bark cloth, using the red and white vegetable dyes as body paint, as well as feathers and necklaces of scales and seeds. Originally from the Ampiyacu River, a tributary of the Amazon The Bora tribe comes from one of the most remote areas of the Amazon River, near the border with Brazil. They live by selling handicrafts to tourists and by demonstrating traditional dances to all visitors.

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* The place where they are visited is not their original community, it is only the place they use to perform their dances and display their crafts. Their community is located a few minutes from their workplace, where they do not wear their traditional clothing or speak the language of their tribe.

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PEDRITO FUND

One of the tourist attractions on the outskirts of the city of Iquitos is the Pedrito Farm, where you can see a variety of animals such as alligators, piranhas, paiches, parrots, motels, Peruvian dogs and plants such as the royal victory.

The visitor can feed the piranhas, which are very feared by people when remembering the movie film. As for the salmon-colored paiche, part of its scales are used to make handicrafts and can be seen better when there is not so much sun, as they tend to hide. ​

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THE ISLAND OF MONKEYS

It is located on the banks of the Amazon River, has an area of 450 hectares and is home to approximately 46 monkeys of 8 different species and sloth bears. On the island you can see countless resident birds. If you stay until sunset, you will see them searching for their nests. The island is a true paradise, due to the abundance of native flora and fauna and medicinal plants. The sunrises and sunsets are unforgettable. It is possible to walk in the orchards of fruit trees and others.

Located 30 kilometers from the city of Iquitos, from Bellavista Nanay (north of the city of Iquitos), you must rent a small boat or a fast boat (1 hour approx), with a capacity of up to 10 people