Where is Iquitos (Peru) Located? What Country is Iquitos in? Iquitos Map

Where is Iquitos (Peru) Located?

In the middle of the wild Amazon, cut off from roads and Highways, lies Iquitos, the jungle city. Those who want to go here must either fly or arrive by boat, because there are no roads leading to the city (or only one, and even the neighboring village). Nevertheless, or precisely because of this, tourism is booming in Iquitos. The place is considered an ideal starting point for travel in the Peruvian Amazon or for breathtaking tours on the raging Amazon River. Whether Backpacker or Eco-tourists, from here you can embark on a Discovery Tour in the jungle.

What Country is Iquitos in?

The settlement was built in the middle of the jungle in the year 1750. Members of the Jesuit order, wanted to build a Bastion against the local Indians who refused to convert to Catholicism. The Indians managed to preserve their identity and their own Religion, but 120 years later, the rubber boom erupted, they were still in a very inhumane situation: they were treated like slaves and starved in poverty, while the European (mostly Spanish) rubber dealer stuffed the bags full.

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