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Atalaya (town, Ucayali)

Town in Ucayali Region, Peru

Photo: Municipalidad Provincial de Atalaya, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Atalaya is in the Peruvian Amazon.

Sights and activities

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Aguas Termales Unini
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Small hot spring 60°C, sulphurous water. The area is surrounded by lush vegetation.
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Cascada de Corintoni
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Colpa de Inuya
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Clay containing high concentration of salts, which attracts large numbers of macaws.
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Quebrada Canuja
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Cold water springs.
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Quebrada de Sapani
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Gorge, several pools surrounded by lush vegetation and waterfalls. Also a native Ashaninka community.
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Where to eat, drink and stay

Eat1 place

Chocolate & Pimienta
Clean, nicely appointed yet inexpensive high-quality meals. Menu changes to market availability. Prix fixe full-lunch with beverage S/. 9. Easily the best restaurant in Atalaya.
Address
Jiron Purus Cuadra 7 Atalaya Peru
Phone
+51 993 341751

Sleep1 place

Hostal PeruanitaS/. 20 single. S/. 25 couple
formerly Hostal Denis
This place is quiet day and night. The rooms 100 - 107 open onto a large garden adding green space (and fewer guests) to the mix. Water and juices available at market prices. Run by a friendly family.
Price
S/. 20 single. S/. 25 couple
Address
Jiron Raimondi #144
Directions
just off the Malecon facing Plaza 29de Mayo
Phone
+51 963610925

Getting there and around

Getting there

By boat
From Pucallpa the trip takes 3 to 6 days depending on conditions.
By road
Bus from Lima to Puerto Ocopa (Lima - La Oroya - Tarma - La Merced - Satipo - Puerto Ocopa) - 12 hours, then by boat from Puerto Ocopa to Atalaya (5 hours).

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UnderstandAtalaya is a town in the Ucayali Region of Peru. Atalaya is 220 meters above sea level with temperatures ranging from 18°C to 37°C. The rainy season is between December and March.

Get inShould be able to find service through LATAM Air, probably through Lima.

DoAn interesting activity is to navigate the river. This city is located at the confluence of two rivers. One coming from the highlands and is cold and brown, and the other is from the jungle and is green and warm.

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