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Introduction
1,860km (1,156 miles) NE of Lima Iquitos, the gateway to the northern Amazon, is Peru's largest jungle town and the capital of its largest department, Loreto, which occupies nearly a third of the national territory and is nearly the size o... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There Water-locked Iquitos can be reached only by airplane or boat. For most travelers, air is the only practical option. By Plane -- Iquitos's Aeropuerto Francisco Secada Vigneta, Av. Abelardo Quiñones Km 6 (tel. 065/260-147) w... Continue reading »
Iquitos Travel Experiences
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Waaah, Jd op vakansie
With Pedro defeated, Gevaar´s adventure quest in South America was nearing its end. There were other adventures and adoring fan... Continue reading »
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Amazon...what?
Just imagine walking into a room filled with a billion mosquitos, add 100 degrees, 12 thousand gallons of humidity, and mud lots of... Continue reading »
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Animal spotting and mozzie dodging in the Amazon
We´ve just had a really enjoable few days in the jungle, or selva, as its locally known. The place we stayed, Muyuna Lodge, is 140km, or... Continue reading »
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Iquitos
We flew out of Cusco the morning after getting back from the trek, so when we arrived in Iquitos the first port of call was the local cli... Continue reading »
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welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the jungle….I’ve been waiting to use that title.Accompanied by my much loved Cuso-Mom, Carmen, we boarded the plane for Iquito... Continue reading »
