City: Amazonas Region
Top Things to do in Amazonas Region
Top Restaurants in Amazonas Region
Top 10 Nature & Parks in Amazonas Region, Peru
Amazonas (Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈsonas]) is a region of northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca Region on the west, La Libertad Region on the south, and Loreto Region and San Martín Region on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas.
Restaurants in Amazonas Region
1. Catarata de Gocta
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 518 reviews
Reviewed By paulfX4441GX - Phoenix, United States
We visited the Gocta Falls in early February as part of a tour of the sites of the Utcubamba Valley. It is an impressive water fall standing 771 meters high, one of the world's highest. The water flow was low during our visit making it less impressive that it could have been but it was still worth the trek. We stayed in Chachapoyas and booked our tour through the hotel. There is about an hour's drive to Cocachimba where the trek to the base of the lower falls begins. It is about 10 km to the falls and back, and the path is rugged and anything but flat. There are substantial climbs and descents involved and it is warm and humid amid in the subtropical fauna that blankets the mountain side. An alternative is to rent a horse and handler (see note below) that will escort you to within 2 km of the base of the falls and wait for you to return. Contrary to what several people told us, the last 2 km is not flat and has several climbs and descents before arriving at a mirador which presents fine views of the lower falls. A further hike of half a kilometer takes you to the base. The community that manages tourism at the falls has a stable on the main square and horses can be rented there. Cost at time of writing was 40 soles round trip. We booked our horses through the tour company which ensures availability upon arrival.
2. Yumbilla Waterfall
3. Yumbilla Falls
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By travperience
We had an amazing cañoning/rappel tour next to the Yumbilla waterfalls. If you like nature and water you will enjoy the hiking and the rappel in the fog forest (primary forest!!). It is still a real insider tip! If I had known bevor that there is so much to explore in the surroundings of Cuispes I'd have stayed some days there to do more hiking and rappel tours. I can highly recommend our guide Agliberto Santillán (+51941873972). He is a real pioneer in promoting cañoning/rappel tours in the area near Cuispes. Agliberto and his colleague (there are always two guides for safety reason) let us downn a rope at a waterfall of 45 m. All of us really enjoyed the experience and we felt very secure because the guides are real experts. The tours/waterfalls where you can realize the rappel depends on time availability and experience. We went from Chachapoyas with bus to Pedro Ruiz (5 soles per person). Here, Agilberto had already organized the transport with mototaxi to Cuispes (15 soles per 3 persons). In Cuispes you have to register and pay an entrance (10 soles per person). From Cuispes we took again a mototaxi with our guides to the entrance of the path to the waterfalls (15 soles per 3 persons). Take enough time there to enjoy Cuispes!
4. Bosque Berlin
5. Laguna de los Condores
6. Huiquilla Area de Conservacion Privada
7. Canon del Sonche
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By Robert937 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The river Sonche runs east to west near the village of Huancas. The slopes on both sides of the river are rocky and steep (unusable for agriculture). Several creeks feed the Sonche and at some points form waterfalls. There is no road at the bottom of the canyon. For all these reasons the view over the canyon is spectacular. Huancas is 8 km (5 miles) from Plaza de Armas in Chachapoyas. The main viewpoint called Mirador del Cañon de Huancas Sonche is 1 km (0.6 mile) from the center of Huancas. Entrance fee 3 Soles. There is a regular (mini)bus service from Chachapoyas (two blocks north from Plaza de Armas) to Huancas. Price 3 Soles one way. I took me 1 hour and 45 minutes to walk from Chachapoyas to Huancas along the dirt road (up 280m), a bit less on the way down.
8. Caverna de Quiocta
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 270 reviews
La caverna queda a 1h y 30 minutos en auto de Chachapoyas, con una caminata corta de 15 minutos, en ese paseo se va tambien a los Sarcofagos de Karajia.
Reviewed By kyegorov - Reston, United States
I am not big fan of cavernas but this place was part of our day tour. I actually enjoy visiting this cavern as you can see more cool things compare to other caverns. Really interesting and I recomend it.
