Loreto
Maynas Province
Belén District

Punchana

Punchana is the capital of the in the Maynas Province of the Loreto Region in northeastern , in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle. It is a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of , located on the Amazon and the Rivers.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Casa de Fierro and Estadio Max Augustín.

Photo: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La , located in the city of in the jungle of , in front of the major square between Próspero and Putumayo streets, is a large iron residence built during the rubber boom at the end of the nineteenth century. is situated 2½ km south of Punchana.

Stadium
Photo: Andre 1102, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is the home ground of the football team AD Comerciantes FC, of the Peruvian Segunda División along with Colegio Nacional Iquitos and several other Copa Perú teams from Iquitos and the surrounding region.

Aerodrome
is a military airport in the city of , . In the past, it was the commercial airport of that city, but it has since been replaced by Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iquitos.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city of 380,000 people in the Amazonas region of . For travellers, offers a vast selection of activities not found elsewhere in Peru, such as Amazon boat rides and great wildlife viewing.

Punchana

Latitude
-3.7275° or 3° 43′ 39″ south
Longitude
-73.24466° or 73° 14′ 41″ west
Population
69,400
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
67887QC4+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5369709201
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3693134
Wiki­data ID
Q7259962
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Punchana” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Punchana”
  • Irish: “Punchana”
  • Spanish: “Punchana”
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Grau Punchana and Complejo Policial Punchana.

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