Local favourite beach · Loreto, Peru
Playa Blanca
Playa Blanca is a beach in Loreto, Peru.
Playa Blanca: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Playa Blanca
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Playa Blanca — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -3.73107, -73.25768. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Playa Blanca
- Malecon iquitos · church · Loreto · ~3 km · Must-see
- Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve · sanctuary · Loreto · ~49 km · Must-see
- Casa de Fierro · attraction · Loreto · ~3 km
- Walk of the Amazon Heroes · park · Loreto · ~3 km
- Plaza 28 de Julio · park · Loreto · ~3 km
- Museo Amazónico · museum · Loreto · ~3 km
- Pilpintuwasi butterfly can and wildlife rescue center · sanctuary · Loreto · ~5 km
- Río Amazonas · river spot · Loreto · ~11 km
- Quistococha · lake · Loreto · ~16 km
- Quistococha Zoo · sanctuary · Loreto · ~16 km
- Zungaro Cocha · lake · Loreto · ~19 km
- Laguna Cochabrava · lake · Loreto · ~24 km
- Ni Meraya Private Conservation Area · sanctuary · Loreto · ~44 km
- Relation Church. · church · Loreto · ~0 km
- Ministerio de Reconciliación "Casa de Oración Morada de Dios" · church · Loreto · ~1 km
- IPUP · church · Loreto · ~1 km
- Ninarrumi · beach · Loreto · ~1 km
- Plaza Estela Maris · park · Loreto · ~1 km
Other beaches & coast near Playa Blanca
- Ninarrumi · beach · Loreto · ~1 km
- Playa Unisuni · beach · Loreto · ~3 km
- Teepee Amazon Beach · beach · Loreto · ~3 km
- Playa Las Rocas Pimentel Chiclayo · beach · Loreto · ~3 km
- Pampachica beach · beach · Loreto · ~5 km
- Playa de Pampachica · beach · Loreto · ~5 km
- Playa Barranquito · beach · Loreto · ~5 km
- Playa Santa Clara · beach · Loreto · ~14 km
- Playa artificial · beach · Loreto · ~16 km
- Tipishca beach · beach · Loreto · ~16 km
Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0)
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Playa Blanca?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Playa Blanca?
Nearby: Malecon iquitos (church, 3 km), Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve (sanctuary, 49 km), Casa de Fierro (attraction, 3 km), Walk of the Amazon Heroes (park, 3 km), Plaza 28 de Julio (park, 3 km), Museo Amazónico (museum, 3 km).