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Oxapampa

A cloud-forest town founded by Austrian and German settlers, with wooden houses, coffee and the colony of Pozuzo nearby.

Photo: Miwalder · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Oxapampa is being written. It's on the Peruvian Amazon list as If You're Nearby.

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