Mercado de San Luis de Shuaro

Amazon Basin


This weekend market is at San Luis de Shuaro 40km from La Merced.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Amazon Basin attractions

1. Puente Kimiri

10.06 MILES

Three kilometers north of La Merced on the Satipo road is this attractive bridge over the Río Chanchamayo, where indigenous rebel leader Juan Santos…

2. Viewpoints

11.76 MILES

The stairs at the northwest end of Av 2 de Mayo afford a good view of the town, and from the balcony at the southeast end there’s a photogenic river…

3. Catarata Bayoz

13.46 MILES

A stunning waterfall close to Puerto Yurinaki, about 50km northeast of La Merced.

5. Catarata El Tirol

17.32 MILES

There are many impressive waterfalls around San Ramón, but this 35m cascade is the most visited. El Tirol crashes down 5km east of San Ramón off the La…

6. Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén

23.7 MILES

North of Oxapampa rear the cloud-capped hills of this little-visited park, preserving spectacular cloud forest and diverse flora and fauna, including the…