Iquitos
Iquitos is in the North forest, to the east of the country. It is Loreto’s capital.
Population: 261 648 inhabitants
With a height of 106 meters above sea level.
The area stretches over 5.932,25 Km
The climate is warm all year-round at approximately 26.5°C.
It is one of the most exotic cities of South America. Around the city different towns and indigenous small villages, zoological, National Reserves and other nature artactives. In addition, the city conserves constructions of the Republican age pertaining to the time of the rubber (approximately from 1880 to 1925).
Main attractives in Iquitos are:
- La Iglesia Matriz. Considered as the unique church built gotic style.
- La Casa de Fierro o Casa Eiffel.
- El Ex Hotel Palace.
- La Casa de Barro.
- El Malecón Tarapacá y Boulevard de Iquitos.
- El Museo Amazónico.
- La Biblioteca Amazónica.
- El puerto y barrio de Belén.
- El complejo turístico y zoológico de Quistococha.
- Las playas de Santa Clara y Santo Tomás.
- El Mercado Artesanal de San Juan.
- El Mercado y embarcadero Bellavista Nanay.
- El Caserío Padre Cocha.
- El Mariposario Pilpituwasi. La granja de mariposas y refugio de animales silvestres.
- Las comunidades indígenas de los Boras y Yaguas.
- La Reserva Nacional Allpahuayo-Mishana.
- La Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria.
- El nacimiento del Río Amazonas.
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Telephones: 0051 84 223590 / 0051 84 254927 / 0051 979900057 / 0051 984309313
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