Iquitos, Port city in Loreto Region, Peru
Description
Iquitos is a city on the Amazon River in Loreto Region, Peru, surrounded by dense rainforest. Wide riverside promenades run along the waterfront where boats dock and vendors sell fresh fish and tropical fruit.
History
Missionaries founded a small settlement in the 18th century that later grew into a trading hub. The rubber boom brought wealth between 1880 and 1910, visible today in buildings from that era.
Culture
In the Belen neighborhood, houses stand on floating platforms that rise and fall with the river level. Families use canoes as transport between homes and move through waterways as others would through lanes.
Practical
The city is only reachable by plane or boat, with no roads connecting it to other parts of the country. Visitors looking to explore the rainforest can find boat tours along rivers in the area.
Did you know?
The Casa de Fierro, a building made of prefabricated iron parts, was designed by Gustave Eiffel and shipped to South America. Today it stands on the Plaza de Armas and serves as a café and reminder of wealth from earlier times.
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Casa de Fierro
71 m
Puente Nanay
6.1 km
Cathedral of Iquitos
62 m
Ex Hotel Palace
166 m
Centro histórico de Iquitos
2.3 km
Estadio Max Augustín
1.1 km
Casa Morey
389 m
Bellavista-Nanay
5.1 km
BAP América
2 km
Casa Pinasco
67 m
Antiguos Edificios del Seguro Social de Salud del Perú
89 mPilpintuwasi butterfly can and wildlife rescue center
6.6 km
Pampachica beach
4.4 km
Casa Cohen
331 m
Museo Amazónico
320 m
Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción
2.3 km
Obelisco de los Héroes
4 m
French Alliance of Iquitos
571 m
Rio Nanay, Iquitos
6.6 kmArea comercial de Belen
1.1 kmPuerto Bellavista Nanay
5.2 kmMalecon iquitos
220 mAmazon Golden snake
234 mJungle wolf expeditions
1 kmJungle wolf expeditions
939 mPilpintuwasi
6.6 kmBoulevard de Iquitos
187 mBalbina Dora Soto Correa
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