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Iquitos

Administration
Full nameIquitos
CountryPeru
RegionLoreto
ProvincesMaynas
Founded1750s
Government
MayorSalomón Abenzur Araujo
Geography
Total Area142.4 sq mi (368.9 km2)
Elevation347.8 ft (106 m)
Demography
Total Population406340 (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePET (UTC-5)
Area code65

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Iquitos (-esiˈkitos) is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a population of 370,962. It is the capital of Loreto Region and Maynas Province.

Located on the Amazon River, it is only 106 m (347.8 ft) above sea level, although it is more than 3000 km (1864.1 mi) from the mouth of the Amazon at Belém (Brazil) on the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated 125 km (77.7 mi) downstream of the confluence of the Ucayali and Marañón rivers, the two main headwaters of the Amazon River. Iquitos has long been a major port in the Amazon Basin. It is surrounded by three rivers: the Nanay, the Itaya, and the Amazon.The city can be reached only by airplane or boat, with the exception of a road to Nauta, a small town roughly 100 km (62.1 mi) south. Ocean vessels of 3,000 tons or 9,000 tons and 5.5 m (18 ft) draft can reach Iquitos from the Atlantic ocean, 3600 km away.

Most travel within the city is via bus, motorcycle, or auto rickshaw (mototaxi, motocarro or motokar). Transportation to nearby towns often requires a river trip via peque-peque, a small public motorized boat.

The climate is hot and humid, with an average relative humidity of 85%. The wet season lasts from around November to May, with the river reaching its highest point in May. The river is at its lowest in October.

Iquitos Video

Un tema de Kaliete Iquitos - Peru. Basta de Callar
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Explosion de Iquitos - La Tacachera
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Ritmo de mi Tierra
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Un tema del grupo Kaliente, de Iquitos - Perú
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LA NUEVA CANCION DE KALIENTE DE IQUITOS DE RUBEN SARA PAREDES EL FINAL DE LA HISTORIA, ASUUUU KE TAL TEMAZA.
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New stingray species like 'pancakes with noses' - msnbc.com Tweet this news
msnbc.com--One of the new stingray species found in the Amazon rain forest near -Iquitos-, Peru. Two new species of freshwater stingray have been discovered in the Amazon rain forest. They both look like pancakes with noses, as images of the species show. - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:31:11 GMT+00:00
Odd stingless stingrays discovered in Amazon - Pakistan Daily Mail Tweet this news
Pakistan Daily Mail--But only recently did scientists�working with local fishers from the Nanay River near -Iquitos-, Peru�gather enough specimens to declare the stingrays new species, said study co-author Nathan Lovejoy. What's more, the fish are so - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:45:44 GMT+00:00
Pictures: Odd Stingless Stingrays Discovered in Amazon - National Geographic Tweet this news
National Geographic--But only recently did scientists�working with local fishers from the Nanay River near -Iquitos-, Peru (see map)�gather enough specimens to declare the stingrays new species, said study co-author Nathan Lovejoy. What's more, the f - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:06:06 GMT+00:00
Senior project aims to fight malaria - HeraldNet Tweet this news
HeraldNet--Ellis and Buchan have led groups to the Philippines; San Jose, Costa Rica; -Iquitos-, Peru; Zhongdian, Yunnan Province, China; Kigali, Rwanda; and Acuna, Mexico. Ellis said the trips help people better understand the plight of other people by s - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:36:28 GMT+00:00
What's next for Gran Tierra? - Financial Post Tweet this news
Financial Post--“While the oil does not appear to have migrated to the top of the -Iquitos- Arch, there is still potential that it has migrated along the flank of the arch,” Mr. Kozak said. “With Gran Tierra also having a 20% interest in the flank b - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:16:53 GMT+00:00
Machu Picchu Adventure Compliments SeaDream's Amazon Voyages - ASIATravelTips.com Tweet this news
ASIATravelTips.com--The 112 guest mega-yacht, SeaDream II will be berthed at -Iquitos-, Peru on 4 March 2012. Guests sailing on the 20-day voyage #21207 from Barbados to -Iquitos- (13 February - 4 March), can reserve a 3, 5 or 6-night post-voyage Machu Pi - Date : Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:24:48 GMT+00:00
How to Relieve Pain Naturally - Fox News Tweet this news
Fox News--And at various herbal stalls, from the chaos of Lima's La Parada market to the spooky atmosphere of Witch'es Alley in the Belen Market in -Iquitos-, I have seen countless fluid preparations of chuchuhuasi, as a stand-alone remedy and w - Date : Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:24:13 GMT+00:00
Biologist discovers new stingray genus - PhysOrg.com Tweet this news
PhysOrg.com--Most of Lovejoy and Carvalho's specimens came from the Rio Nanay River, near -Iquitos-, Peru. Their discovery brings the total number of Neotropical stingray genera to four. Before their study, the last new genus of stingrays of Amazon w - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:01:49 GMT+00:00
Survey: Peruvian women have entrepreneurial spirit, lack training - Living in Peru Tweet this news
Living in Peru--The 2011 Sensor Unique study of Peruvian women found that the entrepreneurial spirit is primarily observed in Arequipa, -Iquitos-, Huancayo and Trujillo. Women are looking for businesses that allow them to control their own schedule, so th - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:29:44 GMT+00:00
Peru: violence and protest sweep Amazon regions - World War 4 Report Tweet this news
World War 4 Report--(Con Nuestro Peru, March 3; RTTNews, Living in Peru, March 2; FEDEMIN statement via Wauqi, March 1) Last month, trade unions and social organizations in Peru's principal Amazon riverport of -Iquitos-, Loreto region, shut down the - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:42:14 GMT+00:00

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