Iquitos

Iquitos is a city of 380,000 people (2017) in the Amazonas region of Peru. Wikivoyage

Population 377,609 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Peru

• 105PolicePolice
• 106AmbulanceAmbulance
• 111AnyAll emergencies
• 116FireFire
• 117AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Peru

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Casa de Fierro Attraction · 660 m
• Museo de Culturas Indígenas Amazónicas Museum · 700 m
• Obelisco de los Héroes Memorial · 630 m
• Jungle wolf expeditions Attraction · 660 m
• Culturas Indigenas Amazonas Museum · 670 m
• Museo Etnográfico Museum · 680 m
• Boulevard de Iquitos Attraction · 800 m
• Amazon Golden snake Attraction · 840 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Burger 1
• Grill 1
• Pizza 1

All 13 places to eat

Getting around

• Terminal Turistico de Iquitos 1.3 km
• Lao port 1.5 km
• Iquitos 2.5 km
• Puerto Pesquero Artesanal 3.1 km
• Puerto Henry 3.3 km
• Puerto Masusa 3.9 km

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