Hva som skjer i Iquitos, Peru gjennom året

Toppsesong — Aniversario de Iquitos, Summer / year-end holidays i Peru

• Festival

  Aniversario de Iquitos

  1.–6. janStor festivalMye folk

  The city marks the founding of its river port on 5 January with a week of run-up events and a twenty-one-gun salute on the day. It is a local affair that lands while the town is still full from New Year. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: High water on the rivers (15. des – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Carnaval Amazónico, Summer / year-end holidays i Peru

• Festival

  Carnaval Amazónico

  1. feb – 15. mar · vanligvisKarnevalMye folk

  A decorated palm hung with gifts is raised in each neighbourhood and danced round until someone fells it, and everyone else is soaked with water, paint or mud. Less religious than the highland carnivals. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: High water on the rivers (15. des – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Carnaval Amazónico, Summer / year-end holidays i Peru

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Carnaval Amazónico (1. feb – 15. mar (vanligvis)), High water on the rivers (15. des – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: High water on the rivers (15. des – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Travelt — May break i Peru

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: High water on the rivers (15. des – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Festival

  Fiesta de San Juan

  20.–26. junReligiøs høytidStengninger

  The Peruvian Amazon's own holiday on 24 June: juane wrapped in bijao leaf eaten everywhere, bonfires jumped for luck, and the city out at the quebradas rather than at work. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: High water on the rivers (15. des – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Fiestas Patrias, Mid-year break (Fiestas Patrias) i Peru

• Sesong

  Low water

  15. jul – 15. nov · vanligvisHøy vannføring

  The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels. Boats take longer routes.

• Helligdag

  Fiestas Patrias

  25.–29. julNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidligStengninger

  Independence on 28 and 29 July is Peru's biggest domestic travel break, often widened into a long weekend. Buses and domestic flights sell out and fares rise, hotels fill, towns hang flags for parades, and banks and offices close. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Mid-year break (Fiestas Patrias) i Peru

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Low water (15. jul – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Low water (15. jul – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Travelt — October break i Peru

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Low water (15. jul – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Low water (15. jul – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer / year-end holidays i Peru, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  High water on the rivers

  15. des – 15. jun · vanligvis

  The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking. Lodge trips are boat trips in these months.