{"id":7616,"date":"2017-06-07T12:18:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T18:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/?p=7616"},"modified":"2019-01-27T21:35:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T04:35:48","slug":"5-reasons-why-muyuna-lodge-and-iquitos-are-a-must-for-your-next-peru-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/06\/07\/5-reasons-why-muyuna-lodge-and-iquitos-are-a-must-for-your-next-peru-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why Muyuna Lodge and Iquitos Are a Must For Your Next Peru Adventure!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deep in the rainforest, up the Amazon River, outside of the jungle city of Iquitos, one finds <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=3-day-Iquitos-Amazon-Lodge-Excursion\">the Muyuna Lodge<\/a>!\u00a0 This is a small rainforest lodge, secluded, intimate, that GUARANTEES the observation of monkeys, birds, sloths, pink dolphins, fish, caimans, and more, in their own habitat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7618\" style=\"width: 623px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=3-day-Iquitos-Amazon-Lodge-Excursion\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7618\" data-attachment-id=\"7618\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/06\/07\/5-reasons-why-muyuna-lodge-and-iquitos-are-a-must-for-your-next-peru-adventure\/sloth-manati\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sloth-manati.jpg?fit=500%2C340\" data-orig-size=\"500,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sloth manati\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sloth Amazon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sloth Amazon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sloth-manati.jpg?fit=500%2C340\" class=\"wp-image-7618 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sloth-manati.jpg?resize=613%2C417\" alt=\"Sloth Amazon\" width=\"613\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sloth-manati.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sloth-manati.jpg?resize=300%2C204 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sloth Amazon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bungalows are comfortable, with en suite bathrooms and terraces facing the river.\u00a0 As the lodge is small, the personalized service quality is comparable with luxury hotels, always maintaining respect for the local environment.<\/p>\n<p>Muyuna works in conjunction with the local neighboring village and community.<\/p>\n<p>For your next Peru adventure, here are five reasons why you should consider <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=3-day-Iquitos-Amazon-Lodge-Excursion\">adding Muyuna Lodge and Iquitos <\/a>to your itinerary!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Iquitos is the only place in Peru where you can see the authentic AMAZON RIVER.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>2. Iquitos is much less visited by large groups of tourists than Cusco and Puerto Maldonado.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Indeed, the service is more personalized in Iquitos area.\u00a0 GROUPS ARE SMALLER.\u00a0 For example, in Muyuna one guide is the responsible for only six passengers at a time maximum.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7619\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=3-day-Iquitos-Amazon-Lodge-Excursion\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7619\" data-attachment-id=\"7619\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/06\/07\/5-reasons-why-muyuna-lodge-and-iquitos-are-a-must-for-your-next-peru-adventure\/rare-pictures-of-the-pink-river-dolphin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Brazil-Amazon.jpg?fit=634%2C414\" data-orig-size=\"634,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mark Carwardine \/ Barcroft Media&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;***EXCLUSIVE***  RIO NEGRO, BRAZIL - UNDATED: An extremely rare picture of the Amazon river dolphin, pink river dolphin or boto in the Amazon river in Rio Negro, Brazil.  These never seen before pictures show how this playful pink dolphin created a splash by flipping onto its back and peeing out the water. The agile eight-foot-long creature somehow managed to line up its 25 stone body so as fire urine over its own shoulder. The extremely rare picture is of a pink river dolphin, also known as an Amazon river dolphin, in the Negros River in Brazil. This potentially endangered aquatic mammal lives in such remote parts of the Amazon basin that scientists cannot be sure how many survive. World class photographer, television presenter and conservationist, Mark Carwardine, 52, from Bristol travelled to deepest Brazil to investigate these charismatic creatures. \\&quot;I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 25 years and have written many books about whales and dolphins,\\&quot; explained Mark. \\&quot;But I have never seen this happen nor a photo of a dolphin urinating - it is a very unusual photo. \\&quot;One theory is they urinate on their backs to avoid the attentions of the candiru fish, a spiny, parasitic fish. \\&quot;It follows the flow of uric acid and lodges itself into the genitals of mammals to drink the blood.\\&quot;  PHOTOGRAPH BY Mark Carwardine \/ Barcroft Media  UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com  USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 564 8159 W www.barcroftusa.com  Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4101 1726 W www.barcroftindia.com  Australasian \\u0026amp; Pacific Rim Office, Melbourne. E info@barcroftpacific.com T +613 9510 3188 or +613 9510 0688 W www.barcroftpacific.com&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Mark Carwardine \/ Barcroft Media&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rare Pictures Of The Pink River Dolphin&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rare Pictures Of The Pink River Dolphin\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;pink dolphin amazon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pink Dolphin Amazon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Brazil-Amazon.jpg?fit=634%2C414\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Brazil-Amazon.jpg?resize=634%2C414\" alt=\"pink dolphin amazon\" width=\"634\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Brazil-Amazon.jpg?w=634 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Brazil-Amazon.jpg?resize=300%2C196 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pink Dolphin Amazon<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>3. Muyuna offers an activity to have breakfast on board with the PINK DOLPHINS playing around the boat.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After this, you can swim with them.\u00a0 In fact, the pink dolphins live only in the Amazon River (Inia geoffrensis).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. The VICTORIA REGIA only exists here.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is the largest aquatic plant in the world.\u00a0 It can grow up to two meters wide!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7620\" style=\"width: 906px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7620\" data-attachment-id=\"7620\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/06\/07\/5-reasons-why-muyuna-lodge-and-iquitos-are-a-must-for-your-next-peru-adventure\/muyuna-lodge\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/muyuna-lodge.png?fit=896%2C602\" data-orig-size=\"896,602\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"muyuna lodge\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;muyuna lodge peru&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Muyuna Cabanas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/muyuna-lodge.png?fit=640%2C430\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/muyuna-lodge.png?resize=640%2C430\" alt=\"Muyuna Lodge\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/muyuna-lodge.png?w=896 896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/muyuna-lodge.png?resize=300%2C202 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/muyuna-lodge.png?resize=768%2C516 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muyuna Cabanas<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>5. You can COMBINE a night in Iquitos and then go to the jungle.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Iquitos, there are basic hostels to 5 stars hotels, plus many local activities to take part in: tropical parties, the famous Belen Market selling all kinds of oddities and wonderful items from all over the Amazon, a gourmet floating restaurant, butterfly farm, Manatee Rescue Center and more!<\/p>\n<p>Want to <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=3-day-Iquitos-Amazon-Lodge-Excursion\">add Iquitos to your next trip to Peru<\/a>? Contact us!<\/p>\n<p>Your friendly South Amercia expert,<br \/>\nGretchen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deep in the rainforest, up the Amazon River, outside of the jungle city of Iquitos, one finds the Muyuna Lodge!\u00a0 This is a small rainforest lodge, secluded, intimate, that GUARANTEES the observation of monkeys, birds, sloths, pink dolphins, fish, caimans, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/06\/07\/5-reasons-why-muyuna-lodge-and-iquitos-are-a-must-for-your-next-peru-adventure\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[470,20,400],"tags":[321,656,657,242,659,658],"class_list":["post-7616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amazon","category-peru","category-south-america","tag-amazon","tag-iquitos","tag-jungle-lodge","tag-peru","tag-pink-dolphins","tag-sloths"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Xxsg-1YQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sloth-manati.jpg?fit=500%2C340","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7616"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8512,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7616\/revisions\/8512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}