Loreto
From Wiki Sumaq Peru
Contents
|
LORETO
- Country : Peru
- Capital : Iquitos
- Extension : 368.851, 95 km2
- Population : 859,960 inhabitants (Census 2005)
- Location : North of Peru
Loreto is the most extensive department of Peru (almost fourth part of the Peruvian territory) and its immense land this place setting of rough vegetation. It is the department that has more international limits (Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador). This made up of primary and secondary forest with hills of little elevation and supercicies slightly waved. In the tourist area the department offers the amazonian landscape with all the wealth that trancusrre by the Amazon river, the flora and the fauna gives sample of an extraordinary variety. Table of contents [ocultar]
General performances
- LOCATION: North of Peru.
- EXTENSION: 368 851.95 km2
- CAPITAL: Iquitos (106 msnm)
- INHABITANTS: 859.960
- TELEPHONE AREA CODE +65
- LIMITS:
North and the Northwest: Colombia Northwest: Ecuador East: Brazil South: Ucayali and Huánuco West: Amazon and San Martin
- Provinces
- Maynas
- Amazon stop
- Datem of the Marañón
- Loreto
- Marshal Ramon Castilla
- Requena
- Ucayali
Relief
Routes of Access
Brief Historical Review
Attractive Tourist
Province of Maynas: Iquitos and the environs
First church Seat of Arms of Iquitos. The church, of neogothic style, was constructed between 1911 and 1924. Its structure of a single ship alongside presents/displays a púlpito carved in wood straight. An interesting detail is the Swiss clock that settled in 1925.
Historical constructions The city of Iquitos keeps between the exuberance from its forests and the mysterious rumor of the Amazon a series of architectonic jewels that surprise the traveller by the beauty of their forms like by the individual of their style as much: they are the tracks of the passage of the “barons of the rubber”, powerful landowners who by the end of made of the forest of Peru a true commercial paradise century XIX.
As it leaves from the inheritance of this stage they have been left some tracks of singular design: palacetes rich decorated with arábicos tiles (houses Rocha, Morey and Cohen), buildings of style Art Noveau (ex- Palace Hotel) or the famous residence designed by Gustave Eiffel who outside constructed with metal plates transported by hundreds of men through the jungle.
Levee Tarapacá or Boulevard To a block of the Seat of Arms, to borders of Itaya river. It dates from the time of the height of the rubber. Thence an attractive panorama of this river is had and of the floating district of Bethlehem and in its route important historical monuments, restaurants and coffees can be observed. Call thus in memory of the heroes fallen in the war with Chile, the levee has been remodelado and has wide paths, small squares with gardens and a singular public square, monument to the biodiversity and myths and legend of the amazonian region.
Municipal museum of Natural Sciences Napo 224. Tel. (065) 23-4272. Visits: L-V 7:00 - 19: 00; S 8:00 - 13: 00. It presents/displays animal samples dissected native of the region and a collection of local crafts.
Amazonian museum
Levee Tarapacá 386. Tel. (065) 23-1072 (Prefecture) 23-4031 (INC.). Visits: L-V 8:00 - 13: 00 and 15:00 - 19: 00; S 9:00 - 13: 00. Constructed in 1863. They emphasize in the museum the decorated succession of great windows finished in arcs of average point and protected by strong iron bars, inner walls with carved wood, and the furniture designed to usanza of the time. It conserves a collection of more than 80 fiber glass sculptures in natural size, representing the main ethnic groups of the Peruvian, Brazilian and Venezuelan Amazonía and photographies that portray the history of the city of Iquitos. The premises are shared with the Military Museum.
Port and Town of Bethlehem
Located in the left margin of the Itaya river, to the Southeastern of the city of Iquitos. Visits recommended during the mornings. Its origin data of beginnings of century XX and is formed by houses constructed on rafts of runs into that they float at the level of the water at time of swelling, to the traditional style of the region.
With time and the increase of the population of the town, the construction pattern has been changing by round constructed fixed houses on horcones (talafitas) and wood piles of up to 2 floors: at time of vaciante both floors are used, at time of flood is only used the second floor, because all the low zone of Bethlehem is flooded and the settlers mobilize in boats and canoes, reason for which they consider “Venice Loretana”.
Tourist strolls in boat by the Itaya rivers are offered and Amazonas.Belén includes/understands two zones: the high zone, where the market of he himself name and main product supplier is located, and the low zone, informal port and active center of commercial movement of products of the forest. At the moment constructions of noble material are observed.
Tourist complex of Quistococha To the height of km 7 of the Iquitos-Nauta highway, to the southwest of Iquitos (30 minutes in car). Visits: L-D 8:00 - 17: 00 it is located around the Quistococha lagoon. The complex has 369 has of natural forest and counts on an artificial beach where the visitors can bathe, to enjoy the sun, its white sands and beautiful landscapes. Strolls in boats to oar by the lake and long walks by the environs are offered.
Port Almond To 12 km from the sentry box of control of the airport of Iquitos (30 minutes in car) Deflection 100 ms before Quistococha. There is the Botanical Garden Arboretum the Huayo, administered by the Forest Education and Research center Port Almond. The center maintains parcels with representative forest species of the river basin of the Nanay. Ecological circuits, long walks and visits to the small farms of the settlers of the zone are offered.
Lago Zungarococha To 12 km from the sentry box of control of the airport of Iquitos (30 minutes in car). It is located in the right margin of the Nanay river and is ideal to swim or to take a walk in canoe in the middle of beautiful places. Near lake is the small lagoon of Corrientillo, where traditional potajes are offered.
Small village Santo Tomás To 16 km to the southwest of Iquitos (45 minutes in car). It is located to borders of the channel that communicates with the Nanay river and the Mapacocha lake, and is a good place to ski, to take a walk in speedboat, boat or canoe; in its neighborhoods a circuit of motocross exists. The zone is inhabited by a community farmer of the ethnic group Cocama Cocamilla, whose main economic activities are the fishing and the pottery. Nanay river Nanay river
Lago Rumococha To 4 km of the sentry box of control of the airport of Iquitos, on the margin of the Nanay river (15 minutes in car). It has form of closed arc and it is characterized by his propitious calm waters for the fishing.
Wharf Bellavista Nanay To the north of Iquitos (10 minutes in mototaxi). In the right margin of the Nanay river. From this one boats weigh anchor towards different destinies like the ethnic community Boras from San Andrés and the communities farmers of Father Cocha and Manacamiri, where recreations of traditions for tourist aims are made. It is possible to rent boats for strolls by the Nanay river and to visit the near communities.
Farm of Pilpintuwasi Butterflies To 15 minutes on foot from Cocha Father. Visits: Airborne magnetic detection: 9-17: 00. Last visit guided of the day 16:00 hours. Word quechua that means “House of the Butterflies”. It lodges more than 40 tropical varieties of exotic butterflies in a beautiful habitat surrounded by waterfalls and flowers. The interesting process of the reproduction of butterflies can be visited the place and be observed, in addition to medicinal and ornamentales plants, as well as diverse birds and species of monkeys, tapir, an anteater and otorongo.
Province of Requena
Ecology in Iquitos Ecology in Iquitos
Requena To 157 km of Iquitos, in the confluence of the rivers Tapiche and Ucayali (19 hours in boat) It has a cathedral that was constructed under the direction of the first Vicar Luis Stream. Account with basic services to take care of the tourists.
Lake Wasp The access from Requena can be in speedboat (8 km/20 minutes), motor boat (8 km/1 hour) or by trail on foot, at time of vaciante of the river between June and September 2,5 km/30 minutes). It is a water mirror of 6 there are of extension and 5 ms of depth and are affluent of the Tapiche river, that is characterized to have causes irregular in meander form.
The lake closest Requena is and a place frequently visited by the local population to swim, to make canotaje and to fish. The forest of the zone contains a beautiful variety of maderables species and landscapes. There one exists also varied ictiológica fauna, emphasizing species like the boquichico, yulilla, the palometa and the sardine, among other aquatic birds.
Amazon stop: Yurimaguas
Yurimaguas To 388 km to the southwest of Iquitos by waterway (4 days). To borders of the Huallaga river. It is surrounded by beautiful landscapes. Its name must to the tribes Yuri and Omagua, who together form the Yurimaguas word. The tourist week is celebrated from the 5 to the 15 of August, and her patron is the Virgin of Snows. From this place beautiful beaches in the environs can be visited (time of vaciante), in the gorge of the Shanusi river. Account with basic services to take care of the tourists.
Lago Rimachi To 545 km to the southwest of Iquitos (13 hours and 30 minutes in speedboat). Located in the river basin of the Pastaza river, affluent of the Marañón river, this lake is considered greatest of the Peruvian Amazonía, with a perimeter of 75 km, a depth of 10 meters and numerous islands that get to measure up to 2 have.
Their waters are you cold and dark and has a great ictiológica wealth, with fish like paiche, gamitana, palometa, alpaca, sábalo, boquichico; also it is possible to observe dolphins, lizards, reptiles and taricayas. In the environs they inhabit camungos, shanshos, pinshas, parrots and guacamayos, as well as otorongos, tigrillos, deer, sajinos, monkeys, etc. Is an appropriate place to make sport fishing, trekking, canotaje and swimming.
The native community Candoshi, located near the lake, makes artisan works in vegetal fibers, carved wood, imitation jewellery and masks. Basic services do not exist; the tourists must take carps, food, etc.
Province of Ucayali: Contamana and the environs
Heliconia, shows of the flora in this selvática region of Peru Heliconia, shows of the flora in this selvática region of Peru
The Viewpoint of the District of Jerusalem This hill of about 30 ms of height descends until the borders of the Ucayali river, located in the south of Contamana, and comprises of the system of the Blue Mountain range. From the place it is possible to observe beautiful dawns and dusks and landscapes that form part of a rich ecosystem of flora and fauna.
Hot waters To 22 km to the northeast of Contamana, by dirt road trail. The place has twenty sulfurosas and ferrous water sources, with medicinal properties and temperatures that vary between 40ºC and 90ºC. Near the thermal water sources is one “collpa of guacamayos”, where important flocks of these showy birds come together daily to peck the loaded Earth of sulfur that contains the water of cocha.
Lago Chia Tipishca To 30 minutes of Contamana in speedboat. Located in the left margin of the Ucayali river, this lake has waters of bluish tonality with abundant species of fish, and is an ideal place to practice the sport fishing, to take a walk in speedboat, canoe, etc. In the environs they inhabit settlers of the ethnic community Shipibo Conibo, whose inhabitants are capable producing craftsmen and of ceramics pieces, fabric painting and embroidering.
City of Caballococha To 311 km of Iquitos, located in the right margin of the Amazon river, in the gorge of Caballococha, close to the Amazonian trapeze (2 days in boat). As much the city as all the province plays a very important role in the border communication with neighboring countries like Brazil and Colombia. Account with basic services to take care of tourists.
Ramon Castilla: Caballococha and Pevas
Caballococha To 311 km of Iquitos, located in the right margin of the Amazon river, in the gorge of Caballococha, close to the Amazonian trapeze (2 days in boat). As much the city as all the province plays a very important role in the border communication with neighboring countries like Brazil and Colombia. Account with basic services to take care of tourists.
Lago Cushillococha To 6 km to the south of Caballococha and to 3 hours of the borders with Colombia and Brazil. At time of vaciante it is acceded on foot from Caballococha; at time of flood it is acceded to the single lagoon by waterway. This lake is an affluent of the Amazon river, where it is possible to be made canotaje, trips, to be fished or to be swum.
Their waters, relatively dark and of up to 8 ms of depth, are rich in diverse species like the gray bufeo and Colorado, sábalo, the boquichico and yulilla. In its borders the native community lives on Cushillococha, of 1700 inhabitants of the Ticuna ethnic group, who dedicate themselves to activities of subsistence in agriculture, hunts, harvesting and fishes; they are also capable craftsmen and they make fiber products of chambira, hammocks and jicras, species of woven fiber bags of chambira.
Pevas Located to borders of the Ampiyacu river, about 500 meters of the mouth of the Amazon river. It was founded on 1735, initially to borders of the Sisita river, soon to be transferred where one is at the moment. In the city the “House of the Art” can be visited, a gallery that contains, among others, the works of the tumbesino painter Francisco Grippa, that show own customs of the Amazonía. From the house they can be observed the locality, the rivers Ampiyacu and Amazon, the amazonian forest and beautiful dawns and tropical dusks.
To 500 meters of the main seat is a called spring “the Spurt”, where the town provides itself with water to develop its activities of subsistence; and it says the tradition that “who drinks of his waters is in Pevas”. From Pevas the native communities of settlers can be made tourist routes along the Ampiyacu river and be visited yaguas, boras, huitotos and ocainas, that have conserved his folclore and customs and that are capable in the weave elaboration with vegetal fibers (jicras, hammocks), oars and baskets. Also it is possible to make in the zone long walks to observe the flora and amazonian fauna and to arrive until the mouth of the Sisita river.
Province of Loreto
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
To 115 km of Iquitos (waterway), one is located in the left margin of the Marañón river, to seven miles of its confluence with the Ucayali river. Founded on 1830, he is one of the centers populated older with our Amazonía. Due to its strategic location as meeting point of the rivers Marañón and Ucayali (the panorama of the union of these two rivers is impressive), were receiving importance and it was constituted in center main of commercial interchange and communications. Account with basic services to take care of the tourists.
Amazon river The Amazon river is originated to more than 5000 msnm, in the Snow-covered Mismi (Arequipa) and crosses extensive tropical forests in a route of approximately 4500 kilometers. It has more than 500 affluent rivers that are navigable, a depth average of 50 meters and a wide one that varies between 4 and 6 km Great part of its route does not have a defined course, but that is formed by a set of small channels that constitute a network of channels with numerous islands.
He is most mighty of the world, it conforms an enormous unique hydrographic network by his dimension and great volume, and was discovered in 1542 by the Spanish Francisco de Orellana. It is more accessible from the city of Iquitos and in the zone is the Tourist Runner of the Amazon River, that offers a great biodiversity of flora and fauna and where diverse expeditions are made in cruises, including visits to the east of the Amazon river and to the Reserve Nacional Pacaya Samiria. Some of them arrive until the border zone of Colombia and Brazil.
Also it is possible to visit the ethnic communities of boras settlers, yahuas and witotos of Pucaurquillo, as well as some communities farmers. In the neighborhoods it is possible to find ecoturísticos shelters for all the tastes, as much for which they look for a comfortable stay (rooms with conditioned air) like for those ready to enjoy an extreme adventure. These oases in the middle of the immensity of the forest represent the departure point for long walks of recognition of medicinal plants, visits the native communities and expeditions of observation of birds. On the other hand, a stroll by canopy can be made walkway or suspension bridge on the glass of trees, from which it is possible to appreciate the beauty of the amazonian fauna.
National reserve of Pacaya Samiria
To 183 km to the southwest of Iquitos. The route but cuts is Iquitos-Nauta by highway and waterway from Nauta to Community 20 of February (15 hours in boat or 4 hours in speedboat). In order to accede one is due to ask for the permission before the INRENA and to pay the corresponding rights.
It includes/understands great part of the provinces of Loreto, Requena, Ucayali and Alto Amazon, has 2 million 80 thousands has is one of greatest of the country and of South America. She is well-known also as the area of inundable forest (varzea) more extensive prote'ge' of the Amazonía and is limited by two great rivers: the Marañón, by the north and Ucayali-Channel de Puinahua, by the south.
Reserve Nacional Allpahuayo-Mishana Entrance to 26.5 km of Iquitos by the Iquitos-Nauta highway (30minutos in car). Dividing from the port of Bellavista Nanay, 2 or 3 hours, depending on the horsepower of the motor. This reserve of hardly 58.000 has protects the greater concentration of well-known white sand forests or “varillales” in the Peruvian Amazonía, where numerous unique species on plants and animals live. Also it protects a sample of the inundables forests by black waters of the Nanay, unique in the Peruvian Amazonía. This reserve contains an enormous and peculiar biological wealth, and emphasize numerous species of plants and endemic animals and restricted distribution, many of them still without scientific description.
Tourist activities
Celebrations
Gastronomy
Tours
The department of Loreto is mainly selvático, to its single Iquitos capital can be acceded aéerea or fluvial route, although these geographic characteristics make of Iquitos the city from entrance to the forest, tours and itineraries are made using as base of actions lodge that are boarding schools in the forest. This way the excursions, strolls in boat, matutinal or nocturnal long walks have like beginning lodge in which we stay ourselves and the return to he himself. This others to say that any visit to the forest is due to necessarily make with an agency of viajeso an organized group, by the obvious risk of going into in the forest without the aid of a guide whom conosca the zone.
Between the itineraries of exploration in the forest the following thing can be made:
- Iquitos - Lodge in forest - long walks and explorations - observation of birds - fish artisan - nocturnal long walk - Stroll in canoe
- Iquitos - Lodge in forest - long walks and explorations - Sucusani Reserve - Canopy Walkway - excursion in boat
- Iquitos - Bethlehem District - Lodge - Excursions - Group Nativo Yagua - It fishes Recreational - Stroll in Canoe
- Iquitos - Bethlehem District - Lodge - Excursions - Island of Monkeys - I found Ribereño - Nocturnal Long walk - Group Nativo Yagua - Survival in the Forest
