Must-see nightlife in Amazon Basin

  • Discoteca Witite

    Puerto Maldonado

    Well, we preferred Witite with the gaudy clapboard but the smartened-up version is still the classic place to party, jungle-style – a party that goes on…

  • Arandú Bar

    Iquitos

    The liveliest of several thumping Malecón bars, full of funky art, great for people-watching and always churning out loud rock-and-roll classics.

  • Musmuqui

    Iquitos

    Locally popular lively bar with two floors and an extensive range of aphrodisiac cocktails concocted from wondrous Amazon plants.

  • Chanchamayo Highland Coffee Café Misha

    Amazon Basin

    The region's waterfalls are splashed across the walls and the coffee served is first-rate – Chanchamayo coffee is now well known and well regarded – but…

  • El Pardo

    Iquitos

    Our favorite of the batch of party places – this complex is in a sort of stadium, with a vast open-air dance space. It is part of the Centro de…

  • Gold Bar

    Amazon Basin

    A great, lively bar playing pop and rock from the last 30-odd years. It does karaoke and has a dance floor.

  • Vatter Otto

    Amazon Basin

    Stays open, reputedly, until the last punter fancies leaving. A classic.