Iquitos - the administrative center of the region and the province of Loreto maynas. He is one of the most popular areas of the Amazon jungle. Although the city is not accessible by land, it does not mean that it is rarely visited by tourists. Regular domestic flights are constantly landing at the airport in Iquitos, surrounded by dense tropical forest of the Amazon River and several dozen villages. This area has many nearby attractions, which are relatively easy to visit on your own to see the spectacular scenery of the jungle.
One of the local attractions is the Fundo Pedrito, also known as the Crocodile Farm, which is a five minute walk from the village of Barrio Florido on the banks of the Amazon River, near the city of Iquitos.
To get to the farm is a 45-minute boat ride down the river from the port of Bellavista Nanay Iquitos. Private Boat Los Delfines company engaged in transportation of the river locals and tourists in small boats for 4-5 people.
Crocodile Farm consists of several small lakes. In one lake is home to about 10 large black caiman of up to 5 meters. Another lake is home to Peitsch (yet it is called giant arapaima, Brazilian arapaima, pirarucu) aravanovyh of the family - the largest freshwater fish of the Amazon, which reaches a length of more than 2, 5 meters and weighs more than 250 kg. The lakes also live large freshwater turtles and waterfowl.
Visitors are invited to the farm to feed on small fish local alligators, turtles and Peitsch with the help of special tools.
Small lakes covered farm giant Amazonian lily Victoria Regia or Victoria - it is the largest water lily in the world and one of the world's most popular greenhouse plants. The huge leaves of water lilies grow to 1, 5 m in diameter.
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