For any tourist arriving in Iquitos, , the first thing that capture the attention is all the activities in the streets. Many people , many vehicles. Iquitos is a city, which is the capital of the department of Loreto, located in the middle of the Peruvian rainforest. Something else that attracts the attention is the artistic aspect of the city. Almost everything in Iquitos is used with an artistic approach. The walls around the streets covered with all kind of multicolored scriptures for advertisement, the big boards for advertisement, the buses multicolored with many scriptures. All, absolutely all here is art. However one object which is the heart of the art, according to our opinion, and which makes a lot of noise in the streets, keeping everyone awake, is the motor-car. The moto-cars are the principal means of transportation in Iquitos. They are imported from China, cost about 4,000 to 6,000 soles ( $1,450 to 2,200 USD).

Those two weeks April and I have used the moto-cars a lot to get to Llanchama. Unfortunately there are about 4 or 5 moto-cars drivers that cover the section Iquitos-Llanchama. When we don’t find the moto-cars to go to Llanchama, we take the buses that stop at Nina Rumi. From Nina Rumi to Llanchama we walk 30 to 40 minutes.

While the buses don’t arrive in Llanchama because of the mud in the road, the moto-cars do, and they are reliable.

We will keep enjoying the great experience of the moto-cars which, even though noisy, is extremely interesting.