{"id":233,"date":"2009-08-25T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T19:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ferturperu.info\/?p=233"},"modified":"2019-08-21T18:29:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T23:29:00","slug":"what-to-wear-on-a-trip-to-the-peruvian-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2009\/what-to-wear-on-a-trip-to-the-peruvian-amazon\/233\/","title":{"rendered":"What to wear on a trip to the Peruvian Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you choose to take anti-malarial medication or not, everyone wants to avoid mosquito bites when they go on a trip deep into the Amazon jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wear long sleeved shirts and pants. It may be hot but you&#8217;re asking to get bitten if you wear shorts and a t-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#bfd3dd;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#D9EDF7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>You Might Also Like: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/iquitos-tours\/\">The Top 5 Amazon Tours in Peru<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-2710\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ecosmart_at_el_brujo.jpg\" alt=\"Keeping the mosquitos at bay with EcoSmart organic insect repellent at the Huaca Cao Viejo\" class=\"wp-image-2710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ecosmart_at_el_brujo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ecosmart_at_el_brujo-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Fertur Peru Travel recommends EcoSMART organic as an alternative to Deet based insect repellents. From Huaca Rajada &#8211; Sipan to Huaca Cao Viejo and the Huaca de la Luna, not a single bite.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local guides advise that you avoid dark blue and black colored clothing, as they tend to <a title=\"Organic EcoSMART insect repellent stands up to toughest Mochica mosquitos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2011\/organic-ecosmart-insect-repellent-stands-up-to-toughest-mochica-mosquitos\/2709\/\">attract mosquitoes<\/a>. Synthetic travel pants and shirts will dry more quickly and won&#8217;t weigh you down if you get wet. More recent models include air vents to make up for being less breathable than cotton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t wear sandals, even &#8220;high performance&#8221; brands like Tevas. Your ankles are among the most vulnerable points for bites. If you can, rent rubber boots for walking in the jungle. They&#8217;re the only thing that will keep your feet and the bottom of your pants dry, and they provide much better grip than sneakers. However, be sure to wear breathable, heavy cotton socks to protect your skin from irritation from the rubber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, don&#8217;t forget insect repellent. Local brands like OFF! are easy to find in supermarkets and pharmacies, but you&#8217;ll be applying it several times a day, so it may be worth bringing a brand you&#8217;re familiar with from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Browse options for vacations in Peru&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/peru-packages\/northern-peru-11-days-10-nights\/\">northern<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/tambopata-tours\/\">southern Amazon jungle<\/a> on Fertur Peru Travel&#8217;s Web site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you choose to take anti-malarial medication or not, everyone wants to avoid mosquito bites when they go on a trip deep into the Amazon jungle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[768],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-tips","tag-amazon-jungle","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}