Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Taxis
Taxis are relatively few, but squadrons of busy
mototaxis
can oblige with lifts. Most rides
around Iquitos cost about S2.
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Don't Miss
Pilpintuwasi Butterly Farm
A visit to the fascinating Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm is highly recommended. Ostensibly this is a conservatorium
and breeding center for Amazonian butterflies. Butterflies aplenty there certainly are, including the striking blue
morpho (
Morpho menelaus
) and the fearsome-looking owl butterfly (
Caligo eurilochus
). But it's the farm's exot-
ic animals that steal the show. Rescued as orphans and protected within the property are several mischievous mon-
keys, a tapir, an anteater and Pedro Bello, a majestic jaguar.
To get there, take a boat from Bellavista-Nanay, a small port 2km north of Iquitos, to the village of Padre Cocha.
The farm is signposted: a 15-minute walk through the village from the Padre Cocha boat dock.
