Museum of Historic Boats, Loreto Region, Peru
4.5 (147 reviews) Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Spent Ranking #6 in Iquitos Speciality Museums
Fascinating floating history in Iquitos
The museum is in the historic steamboat "Ayapua" and exhibits Amazon navigation, discovery of the Amazon, missionary outposts, old Iquitos, explorers of the Amazon, rubber industry, atrocities of the Putomayo, and making of the Fitzcarraldo film. The museum is open daily from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Address
Raimondi Street Riverbank below the Ramon Castilla Square, Iquitos 16000 Peru
Mobile
Website
http://fundamazonia.org/en/historic-boats.html
Working hours
Monday : 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday : 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday :
Thursday : 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday : 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday : 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday : 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 17:13
User Ratings
4.5 based on (147 reviews)
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5James g 5:00 PM Jan 2, 2019
Fascinating floating history in Iquitos
Iquitos was a boom/bust rubber town in the late 19th/early 20th century. The arrival of steamships opened up the opportunity for commercial export and trade, and one of the few remaining boats, the Ayapua, now houses a brilliant little museum about Iquitos and the rubber trade in particular. The Ayapua itself has been meticulously restored and the collection of original maps, books and articles going back to the first explorers is as fascinating as it is unexpected. You don’t have to be a history buff to enjoy this - my teenage sons loved it - and for the price of entry you also get a 30 minute trip out on to the Amazon on an old wooden launch for a totally different view of Iquitos, new and old. If you stop over in Iquitos for more than just a night, don’t miss this gem - it’s easy to find, cheap to go in and you’ll come away awed by the history.
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5AgnesBlanche2014 5:00 PM Mar 6, 2022
Culture and History
Do not miss the visit. You will learn about the history of Iquitos and the Rubber boom and why it declined... The visit of the boat itself is as well recommended
