Amazon Jungle
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Overview
The expansive, dense jungles, flowing rivers and variety of plant and animal species that inhabit the Peruvian Amazon jungle are its distinguishing features.
Weather: The Peruvian Amazon rainforest has two different seasons that have a significant impact on your trip. The dry season lasts from May to October and is marked by warm temperatures of 23 – 33°C (73 – 91°F) during the day, and 19 – 23°C (66 – 73°F) at night.
The rainy season, which runs from November through April is characterized by rivers swell, flooding vast stretches of the jungle and temperatures of 24 – 30°C (75 – 86°F) during daytime and 20 – 23°C (68 – 73°F) at night.
Altitude: The Amazon jungle is located at about 145 m (475 ft) above sea level.
Location: Some examples for the distances between the cities are:
- Iquitos to Cusco 2:20 h by plane (only option)
- Iquitos to Arequipa 3 – 4 h by plane (only option)
- Iquitos to Puno 2:30 h by plane (only option)
- Iquitos to Lima 1:45 h by plane (only option)
- Iquitos to Puerto Maldonado 1:30 h by plane (only option)
- Puerto Maldonado to Cusco 45 min by plane (10 -12 h by bus)
- Puerto Maldonado to Puno 1 h by plane (14 h by bus)
- Puerto Maldonado to Lima 1:45 h by plane (28 h by bus)
- Puerto Maldonado to Arequipa 3 – 4 h by plane (only option)
- Puerto Maldonado to Iquitos 1:30 h by plane (only option)
These times depend on the airlines, layovers and different routes.
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