Parque Natural de Pucallpa

A small municipal zoo and forest park north of the centre.

The Parque Natural is part zoo, part urban forest reserve, occupying about 30 hectares on the road between central Pucallpa and Yarinacocha. The animal enclosures are functional rather than impressive — jaguars, ocelots, monkeys, river turtles, an old anaconda — but the surrounding forest is genuine, with a small lake and a wooden lookout tower.

It's the easiest way to see Amazonian wildlife at close range if you don't have time for a proper jungle trip, and the entrance fee is nominal. Avoid the heat of midday; mornings are also when the animals are most active.

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