Iquitos
The largest city on earth you cannot drive to — river or plane only. Rubber-boom mansions rotting in the heat, and the Amazon starts at the end of the street.
Iquitos in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Iquitos
Where to stay in Iquitos
Iquitos in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Iquitos
Belén District is one of thirteen districts of the Maynas Province in Peru. Belén lies at the edge of the city of Iquitos, in the floodplain of the Itaya River. It is home to some 65,000 people, most of them poor, and many of whom live in extreme poverty.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Apr 2026
No machine-readable author provided. Ctrl303~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
La Casa de Fierro, located in the city of Iquitos in the jungle of Peru, in front of the major square between Próspero and Putumayo streets, is a large iron residence built during the rubber boom at the end of the nineteenth century. The house was bought by the Bolivian explorer and entrepreneur Antonio Vaca Diez.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
DiverDave · CC BY-SA 3.0
The St. John the Baptist Cathedral also called Iquitos Cathedral is the main Catholic church in neo-Gothic style in the city of Iquitos in Peru, with an important value in the historic center of the town. It is located specifically in Iquitos Center at the intersection of Arica and Putumayo streets, and is home of Bishop Miguel Olaortua Laspra.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Percy Meza · CC BY-SA 3.0
Old Hotel Palace is a modernist building in Iquitos, Loreto, Peru. It was a hotel and was built between 1908 and 1912. It is located on the Malecón Tarapacá, Historic Centre of Iquitos.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Aug 2026
Allen Sheffield · CC BY 2.0
Belén District is one of thirteen districts of the Maynas Province in Peru. Belén lies at the edge of the city of Iquitos, in the floodplain of the Itaya River. It is home to some 65,000 people, most of them poor, and many of whom live in extreme poverty.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Apr 2026
No machine-readable author provided. Ctrl303~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
La Casa de Fierro, located in the city of Iquitos in the jungle of Peru, in front of the major square between Próspero and Putumayo streets, is a large iron residence built during the rubber boom at the end of the nineteenth century. The house was bought by the Bolivian explorer and entrepreneur Antonio Vaca Diez.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
DiverDave · CC BY-SA 3.0
The St. John the Baptist Cathedral also called Iquitos Cathedral is the main Catholic church in neo-Gothic style in the city of Iquitos in Peru, with an important value in the historic center of the town. It is located specifically in Iquitos Center at the intersection of Arica and Putumayo streets, and is home of Bishop Miguel Olaortua Laspra.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Percy Meza · CC BY-SA 3.0
Old Hotel Palace is a modernist building in Iquitos, Loreto, Peru. It was a hotel and was built between 1908 and 1912. It is located on the Malecón Tarapacá, Historic Centre of Iquitos.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Aug 2026
Allen Sheffield · CC BY 2.0
From the airport
When to go to Iquitos: Jun or Jul or Aug or Sep
Guides about Iquitos
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