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Boat
The main port 'La Boca' is 13 blocks north of the center. Cargo boats from Yurimaguas
follow the Río Huallaga onto the Río Marañón and Iquitos, taking between three and five
days with numerous stops for loading and unloading cargo. There are usually departures
daily, except Sunday. Passages cost about S80 to S100 on deck (sling your own hammock
and receive basic food) or S150 to S180 for a bunk in double or quadruple cabins on the
top deck, where the food is better and your gear safer. Bottled water, soft drinks and
snacks are sold on board. Bring insect repellent and a hat. Boat information is available
from the Bodega Dávila store ( 35-2477) by the dock. The Eduardo boats (of which
there are five) are considered the best (although readers have reported graphic animal
cruelty on these). The journey can be broken at Lagunas (S20 to S30, 10 to 12 hours), just
before the Río Huallaga meets the Marañón.
Smaller slow boats and fast boats to Lagunas (S100, 3½ to 4½ hours) leave from the
more convenient town port 200m northwest of the Plaza de Armas.
Cruise ships sometimes dock at Yurimaguas, bound for Iquitos. Ask around at 'La
Boca' to see about scheduled departures.
Bus
The new paved road makes Yurimaguas easily accessible by Amazon standards. Buses
and taxis arrive and depart from offices 2km southwest of the center. For Tarapoto (S15,
2½ hours), several companies leave from offices on the Tarapoto road including Trans
Gilmer Tours ( 942-627-415; Victor Sifuentes s/n) , which has departures every two
hours. Likewise, there are multiple companies nearby with colectivos to Tarapoto (S25,
two hours) from cuadras 5 and 6 of Sifuentes. There is nothing to choose between them:
it's a matter of which one leaves first, which will happen only when they've touted four
passengers.
Taxi
Mototaxis charge S1.50 to take you anywhere around town.
Lagunas
065 / POP 4500 / ELEV 148M
Travelers come to muddy, mosquito-rich Lagunas because it is the best point from which
to begin a trip to the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria. It's a spread-out, remote place;
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