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Punchana Destination Guide

Delve into Punchana in Peru

Punchana in the region of Loreto is a city in Peru - some 631 mi or ( 1016 km ) North-East of Lima , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Punchana

Current time in Punchana is now 10:52 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Puerto Francisco de Orellana, Nueva Loja, Leticia, San Miguel, and Quisto Cocha. While being here, make sure to check out Puerto Francisco de Orellana . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Punchana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

PERUVIAN NATIVE DANCERS - IQUITOS

3:24 min by Tritonnl
Views: 7640 Rating: 5.00

Iquitos, Peru sitting on the banks of the Amazon River is the largest city in the world with no roads leading to or from it. Young people practice a dance that tells the story of the Queen of the Jung ..

Iquitos , Perù, Foresta Amazzonica, Amazon Rain Forest

9:07 min by Marcoforesta
Views: 5853 Rating: 5.00

Iquitos si trova al nord-est del Perù: una città immersa nella Foresta Amazzonica, raggiungibile solo via aerea o fluviale. La temperatura oscilla tra i 26 ed i 36 gradi , con un notevole tasso di umi ..


Puerto Masusa de Iquitos, Perú

0:35 min by Samuel Larsen
Views: 2070 Rating: 5.00

Puerto Masusa es el puerto comercial de Iquitos. ..

Floating Village of Belén 19/04/2006

8:38 min by mylifeontape
Views: 2020 Rating: 5.00

Our first day in Peru, we went to the Floating Village of Belén in Iquitos, where people pretty much live on stilts. Afterwards we paid a visit to Belén Market to eat palm grubs. Yum. Then watched a s ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Punchana

Punchana is the capital of the Punchana District in the Maynas Province of the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru, in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle. It is a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Iquitos, located on the Amazon and the Nanay Rivers.

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Located at -3.72 -73.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Loreto Region, Populated places on the Amazon

Estadio Max Augustín

The Estadio Max Augustín is a multi-purpose stadium in Iquitos, Peru. It is the home ground of the football (soccer) team Colegio Nacional Iquitos and several other Copa Perú teams from Iquitos and the surrounding region. The stadium holds 24,576 people. It was built in 1942 and renovated in 2005. The stadium has artificial turf, an artificial running track, and was a venue in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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Located at -3.74 -73.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Football venues in Peru, Multi-purpose stadiums in Peru

Casa de Fierro

La Casa de Fierro, located in the city of Iquitos in the jungle of Peru, in front of the major square between Próspero and Putumayo streets, is a large iron residence built during the rubber boom at the end of the nineteenth century. La Casa de Fierro is one of the finest as well as best-preserved samples of civil architecture in Peru. The walls, ceiling, and balcony are plastered in rectangular sheets of iron. It is said to be the first prefabricated house in the Americas.

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Located at -3.75 -73.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Iquitos, Houses completed in 1890, Peruvian architecture

Iquitos

Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest and the capital of the Loreto Region and Maynas Province. The city is considered the sixth largest city of Peru, with 457,865 inhabitants. Furthermore, it is the heart of what has been officially designated as the Iquitos Metropolitan Area. A honeypot, Iquitos is the hub where the food, culture, customs, worldview and historical landmarks of Loreto meet.

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Located at -3.75 -73.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cities in Peru, Populated places established in 1764, Populated places in the Loreto Region, Populated places on the Amazon

Lieutenant Bergerie airport

Lieutenant Bergerie airport is a military airport in the city of Iquitos, Peru. In the past, it was the commercial airport of that city, but it has since been replaced by Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport.

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Located at -3.74 -73.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airports in Peru