LOCATION, WEATHER AND TRAVEL TIME

LOCATION:

Iquitos, is located in the north part of the Amazon, is the capital of Loreto’s department.  Limits to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the south by Ucayali, on the east by Brazil, on the west by San Martín and Amazonas.

WEATHER

The weather in Iquitos is warm and humid, with a minimum temperature of 17-20 degrees in June and July and a maximum of up to 36 degrees in the months of December to March.

 TRAVEL TIME

The best time to visit Iquitos is in the middle of the year, between April and September. Iquitos receives greater influx of visitors in the last week of June, just during Tourism Week which has as the main day Feast of San Juan (June 24) that is held in our entire Amazon.