One of the most ancient cities of the Amazon, Pebas (or Pevas) was founded in 1735 by missionaries from the Old World. Situated 145 km downstream from Iquitos, Pebas is considered to be the ideal point for forays into the jungle: around the lake with giant lilies, piranhas and river dolphins. This is truly a lost place among the wild tropical forests: there are no banks or post offices, lawyers or cars, and the first fixed-line phone was installed only in 1998.
Most of the city is a low-rise wooden house with thatched roofs, but there is a real attraction in Pebas - the house-museum of the painter Francisco Gripp, one of his paintings even served as a cover for the New York Times.
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How to get here
Of course, the best way to get here is during a group excursion / trip around the Amazon. Extreme individuals should look for cargo boats or high-speed boats in Leticia, which cruise past Pabas every day, except Monday (stop on request). The journey time is about 15 hours on the cargo barge and S20 for the ticket, on the boat - many times faster and more expensive (3, 5 hours and S170).
Pebas and jungle
On the wharf of Pabas you can hire a boat with a guide for the whole day (from 10 USD), or simply putting on rubber boots, go into the thicket (only half an hour separate the town from the real dense jungle). Near the town there is Palometa creek mouth with a unique lake with black water where you can see rare exotic birds.
Find good guides and guides through the jungle can be in the Casa de la Loma on the hill that is on the outskirts of Pabas. Here, including night walks, fishing for piranhas, and visiting nearby tribes.
Flu Gallery
The artist creates his paintings from the typical materials for these places - the bark of trees and natural, created from improvised means, paint. Skip his house-museum in Pebas is simply impossible: a bright red roof is visible from almost anywhere in the city. By the way, here you can also stay for the night - double rooms are equipped on the top floor of the house.