Iquitos Jungle - Visit the Floating Neighborhood of Belen, Iquitos - Peru

http://www.fertur-travel.com/iquitos_tours.html Visit the floating neighborhood of Belen Beln sits on the banks of the Amazon River. Its the floating suburb of Iquitos. Residents have built their houses on wooden stilts or tethered rafts In times when the river rises, mooring cables keep the rafts from floating away and everyone moves upstairs. Most people in Belen fish for a living, but when the river falls they use the surrounding flood plain to grow crops. All year round the river remains the main means of transport. People get around in boats or canoes. The market is the main attraction, a center for jungle food, medicines and bizarre herbal remedies, where you can buy a piranha for lunch or sample an exotic potion brewed by a shaman. After wandering through the stalls canoes can take you on a tour of the canals, for a glimpse of a life lived on the waters of the Amazon. Fertur Peru Travel. A full service travel agency and tour operator dedicated to making your journey to Peru a dream come true. Visit us at: http://www.fertur-travel.com/iquitos_tours.html Peru tours to Iquitos hotels peru peru tour huaraz peru caraz peru inca trail peru trip peru tourism peru alpamayo hiking peru travel agency peru climbing peru tour operator peru peru tourism trekking Peru peru flights peru bike tours tour companies