Iquitos is the largest city in the rainforest of Peru. It is the capital of Loreto Region and the province of Maynas.

Iquitos is the ideal place for lovers of ecotourism, and for those who want to feel intimate contact with the wilderness of the Amazon rainforest.

Iquitos is the capital of the department of Loreto, is the gateway to the Amazon. It is framed by the Nanay, Itaya and Amazon Rivers, which isolated from access by land. The only form of communication with the rest of the country by air or by river.

Iquitos is a village inhabited by the savage tribe called “Iquitos” the name of who was at the time of its foundation in 1864. During the Spanish colony and the gold rush caused by the legend of El Dorado (El Oro), and the “Land of Cinnamon” (Country Tan), Iquitos never historical figures. In 1883 began in this city and the peak hour of operation of the latex rubber of their trade and made some made enormous fortunes, have brought prosperity to the city and began to build beautiful homes, some with tiles from Portugal.

Location:
The forests of the north, 347 meters above sea level (106 m)

Distances:
• 615 miles (990 km) from Pucallpa, on the river
• 627 miles (1,009 km) from Lima, by air

Population:
Approximately 371,000 inhabitants