Amazon rainforest

Before or after your trip to Machu Picchu, visiting the Tambopata Butterfly Farm is a colorful way to experience another…

These are the Peruvian medicinal fruits and plants (including ayahuasca) that actor Zac Efron discovers in the jungle of Iquitos with his Netflix show, Down to Earth.

Grown in the Amazon rainforest, camu camu is considered a Peruvian superfruit—and tastes amazing in a smoothie. Read up on camu camu benefits.

Large, lush and wild, the rainforest of Peru is not to be missed. These are the best spots in the Amazon to help you plan your next adventure.

A white sand beach in the middle of the Amazon rainforest? Live the resort life at Quistococha amongst jaguars and hundred year old trees.

A car and boat ride away from the “humid hustle” of Iquitos you’ll find the community of Puerto Prado, a quiet corner of the Peruvian Amazon full of life and beauty.

In the cloud-covered hills above Tarapoto, the pueblo of Lamas overlooks a fertile valley that offers coffee and cacao tours to archaeological adventures.

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Looking to cool off and have an adventure? Check out these six beautiful waterfalls in Peru, located throughout the Peruvian Amazon.