Puerto Maldonado

Puerto Maldonado is the main city of the Department of Madre de Dios, Peru. The city itself doesn't have many tourist attractions, but it's the starting point for jungle trips. Wikivoyage

Population 85,024 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Peru

• 105PolicePolice
• 106AmbulanceAmbulance
• 111AnyAll emergencies
• 116FireFire
• 117AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Peru

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Obelisco Viewpoint · 920 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Fish 2

All 4 places to eat

Getting around

• Local Transportation (Small boat rent) 1.3 km
• Barca de Puerto Maldonado 1.7 km
• Terminal Terrestre de Puerto Maldonado 3.0 km

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