Loreto Department · Peru
Punchana travel guide
Punchana is a city in Loreto Department, Peru, home to about 69,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- IQT11 km · Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
Where to stay
Hotels in Punchana
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| La Casa Fitzcarraldo | 1.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Punchana
Punchana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; March is the wettest, with about 364 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Punchana: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line.
IQT · Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport
Questions
Punchana: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Punchana?
Punchana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; March is the wettest, with about 364 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Punchana?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Punchana?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Punchana
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.