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Nanay Bellavista is located at about a fifteen
minute mototaxi ride from Plaza de Armas. The trip shouldn’t cost more than three
soles. It will take you all the way down La Marina, a wide avenue that runs
parallel to the Itaya river; past the picturesque
city of Masusa, located at the point where the Itaya river joins the Amazon; past the
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Peruvian Navy base and various ports from where the lanchas (slow
boats) leave to various destinations along the Amazon river and into Brasil.
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The market itself consists of a large market hall where you can
enjoy a great, traditional meal for very little cash. Long tables line the
hall, while fresh fish, bananas and a host of other products are cooked on
barbeques and open fires.
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Apart from the market hall, there is an open air market and a large
number of shops and restaurants, some with a spectacular view across the
river junction. Further down, you will come across some bars and
cafés that seem to be competing for the award for loudest music
ever. It’s a cacophony of noise, as each place tries to drown out the
music from its neighbors.
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Needless to say, Nanay Bellavista
is a lively, picturesque place and definitely worth a visit. Be sure to try
some of the typical hot foods, like juane, a
portion of rice, chicken, egg and olive, wrapped in a palm leaf; barbequed banana; tacacho, which is made of banana, but contains grease
and lard; aguajina, de drink made of the aguaje (moriche) fruit, and
many other delicacies.
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