Region · Peru
Where to stay in Loreto Department
This guide covers 5 destinations in Loreto Department, a first-level administrative division of Peru, with 4 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Iquitos, Alto Amazonas Province and San Juan. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 4
- Main airport
- IQTCoronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
Destinations
Destinations in Loreto Department
Every destination in this guide in Loreto Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iquitos | 377,609 | 3 | IQT · 9 km |
| Punchana | 69,401 | 1 | IQT · 11 km |
| Alto Amazonas Province | 159,656 | YMS · 4 km | |
| San Juan | 99,151 | IQT · 1 km | |
| Yurimaguas | 62,903 | YMS · 4 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Loreto Department
4 hotels in Loreto Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| La Casa Fitzcarraldo | Punchana | |
| Amazon Dream Hostel With A/C | Iquitos | |
| Amazon House | Iquitos | |
| Lodge Jungle Wolf Expeditions | Iquitos |
When to go
Best time to visit Loreto Department
From the climate of 5 destinations in Loreto Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 294 mm |
| February | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 287 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 364 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 329 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 289 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 212 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 171 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 179 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 33 °C | 186 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 239 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 273 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 283 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Loreto Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Loreto Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
IQT · Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport
YMS · Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport
TPP · Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Loreto Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Peru
Nearby
Regions near Loreto Department
Other regions of Peru with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.