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Welcometo Pucallpa

Pucallpa, is the departmental capital and is located 802 km (498 miles) from Lima in the jungle on thebanks of the Ucayali River. Originally populated by native communities of Shipibos, the region underwenta demographic explosiong during the rubber boom, an era in which the first groups of migrants settled here.It is currently an excellent destination for enjoying the charms of the jungle, or a jumping-off point for boats

Ucayali River

Heinz Plenge

going to Iquitos, in the department of Loreto, heading into the heart of the Peruvian Amazon.

AltitudePucallpa 154 masl (505 feet)

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