Bora Native Community (San Andrés)
Comunidad Nativa Bora
A Bora village on the Nanay River, where visitors can watch dances in a traditional communal house, see bark-cloth clothing and face painting, and buy handicrafts.
The Bora originally lived in more remote parts of the Amazon. Some of them moved to the Nanay River near Iquitos. Today they open their traditional communal house, the maloca, to visitors. They perform welcome dances, show bark-cloth clothing and face paint, and invite tourists to dance with them. Handicrafts are available for purchase at the end. The village is quite commercialised, and it is usually combined with a butterfly farm as a half-day trip. From Puerto Bellavista Nanay, the boat ride takes about 30 minutes. Ask permission before taking photos, and note that the community charges an entrance fee.
Opening hours
Open daytime (follows cruise itinerary)
Nearby sights
- Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm & Animal Orphanage
- Puerto Bellavista Nanay
- Casa Morey
- Ayapua Historic Ship Museum
- Plaza de Armas & Iquitos Cathedral
- Casa de Fierro
- Malecón Tarapacá
- Museum of Indigenous Amazonian Cultures