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Jungle lodges up and down the rivers offer stays of a few days, with canoe trips, night walks, piranha fishing, pink river dolphins, monkeys, sloths and birds. Further away, the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve is one of the largest protected areas of flooded forest in the Amazon.\r\n\r\nGive Iquitos four or five days: a day or two in the city, for the Bel\u00e9n market, the riverfront and the animal rescue centres, and three days or more at a lodge. Iquitos is also a centre for ayahuasca retreats, which carry serious health and safety risks.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Language | Spanish\r\nCurrency | Peruvian sol (PEN)\r\nGetting there | Plane or boat only\r\nFrom the airport | 15\u201320 minutes\r\nGetting around | Mototaxis\r\nEmergency | 105 police, 106 ambulance\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Bottled or purified\r\nHealth | Yellow fever vaccine recommended\r\nHow long to stay | Four to five days\r\nBest months | Any. 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Most lodges are one to three hours from the city by boat, and packages include transport, meals, guides and activities: canoe trips through flooded forest, jungle walks by day and night, swimming in black-water lakes, spotting pink and grey river dolphins, sloths, monkeys and caimans, and visits to river communities. Choose a lodge with good reviews and responsible practices.\r\n\r\nIn the city, visit the Bel\u00e9n market, a huge, chaotic market of jungle fruit, fish, medicinal plants and grubs. Below it, the floating district of Bel\u00e9n is built on stilts and rafts; visit only with a local guide. Walk the Malec\u00f3n Tarapac\u00e1, the riverfront promenade with views over the river, and look out for the rubber boom mansions with tiled fa\u00e7ades.\r\n\r\nThe Pilpintuwasi butterfly farm and animal orphanage and the Amazon Rescue Center, which cares for orphaned manatees, are both worth a visit and close to the city. 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The Plaza de Armas and the rubber boom buildings around it are free to see.\r\n\r\nThe Bel\u00e9n market costs nothing to explore by day, though go with a guide into the floating district.\r\n\r\nMost activities around Iquitos involve boats and guides, which cost money.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Malec\u00f3n Tarapac\u00e1 | River views and street food\r\nPlaza de Armas | Rubber boom architecture\r\nBel\u00e9n market | Free to explore by day\r\nSunsets | Over the river","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Iquitos","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Amazonian food is unlike anything else in Peru. Try juane, rice with chicken and spices wrapped in a bijao leaf, tacacho con cecina, mashed green plantain with smoked pork, and fish such as paiche, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, now farmed. Suri, grilled palm grubs, are sold in the market for the brave.\r\n\r\nJungle fruit is everywhere: camu camu, aguaje and cocona make excellent juices. The Bel\u00e9n market and the Malec\u00f3n have cheap food stalls.\r\n\r\nAvoid dishes made from wild animals or protected species.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Juane | Rice wrapped in a leaf\r\nTacacho con cecina | Plantain and smoked pork\r\nJungle juices | Camu camu, aguaje and cocona\r\nAvoid wild meat | Protected species are sold","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Iquitos","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Iquitos has a lively nightlife for a jungle city. Bars along the Malec\u00f3n and the Plaza de Armas are busy, and clubs play cumbia and reggaeton until late.\r\n\r\nThe evenings are warm and the city stays up late, especially at weekends.\r\n\r\nTake mototaxis at night, and keep valuables at the hostel.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Malec\u00f3n bars | Busy every evening\r\nClubs | Cumbia and reggaeton\r\nWeekends | The liveliest nights\r\nGetting home | Mototaxis","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Iquitos","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Mototaxis are everywhere and the easiest way around the city. Agree the price before you get in.\r\n\r\nThe airport is around 15 to 20 minutes from the centre, with flights to Lima in under two hours and some to other Peruvian cities. There is no road connection to the rest of Peru.\r\n\r\nCargo boats go upriver to Yurimaguas and Pucallpa in several days, with hammocks on deck. Fast boats go downriver to the triple border with Colombia and Brazil at Santa Rosa, Leticia and Tabatinga, in around 10 to 12 hours.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Mototaxis | Agree the price first\r\nTo Lima | Flight, under 2 hours\r\nCargo boats | Days upriver in a hammock\r\nTo Leticia | Fast boat to the triple border","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Iquitos","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Iquitos costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"The city is cheap. Dorm beds start around \u20ac8, with well-rated hostels from \u20ac9 to \u20ac15, and mototaxis and street food cost very little.\r\n\r\nJungle lodges are the main expense, with packages usually priced per day, including transport, meals and guides. Compare carefully and check what is included.\r\n\r\nCarry cash in soles for the market, mototaxis and lodge tips. ATMs are in the centre.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | Around \u20ac8\u201315\r\nJungle lodges | Priced per day. Compare\r\nMototaxis | Cheap\r\nCash | For the market and tips","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Iquitos","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Safety and scams","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Iquitos needs normal city care. Petty theft happens in the market and at night. Use mototaxis after dark and keep valuables hidden.\r\n\r\nTouts at the airport and in the street sell jungle tours and lodges; book with established, well-reviewed operators instead. Ayahuasca retreats are unregulated, and travellers have been seriously harmed and killed; there have also been assaults. If you choose to take part, research the centre very carefully.\r\n\r\nMosquitoes carry dengue and malaria in the region, and yellow fever vaccination is recommended for the Amazon. Use repellent and long sleeves. 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June to November is low water, with beaches on the rivers and more jungle walking.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs, rounded. 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