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	Ultramar Group. Peru Port Info. Page 13
		The narrow coastal desert of Peru is almost rainless, yet the average temperature is some 6º C colder than the temperature in tropical latitudes.
		Iquitos is the farthest port up the river that can be reached by ocean-going ships all the year at a draught of 18’; during the flood months (December to May), a maximum draught of 26’ is possible.
		From the west coast of Peru, Lima and Callao, goods are transported by road over the Andes to Pucalipa on the river Ucayali and thence they are taken to Iquitos by barge.
	www.ultramarnetwork.com /TextosPeru/Per-013.html (1596 words)

	Iquitos
		Iquitos is the capital of the department of Loreto, located in the middle of the Peruvian forest, less than 4° south of Ecuador, and next to the left river bank of the Amazon River.
		Iquitos was a village inhabited by the wild tribe called the "Iquitos" from whom the name was taken in the moment of its foundation in 1864.
		Iquitos is also famed by the quantity of men that arrived to the city and lost their bachelorhood, because of the affection that women in this region give to the visitors.
	www.go2peru.com /iquitos_travel_guide.htm (769 words)

	Iquitos, Peru: Gateway to the Peruvian Amazon
		Iquitos is a romantic and seductive city with a rustic charm and unique culture reflecting an intriguing history.
		Located in the Peruvian Department of Loreto, Iquitos is the urban center of a predominantly mestizo and indigenous regional population.
		The historic charm, mystery and romantic intrigue of Iquitos is evident everywhere.
	www.biopark.org /peru/iquitos.html (667 words)

	Discover Iquitos - Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Iquitos is located in the north zone of the Amazon region and is capital of Loreto department.
		Iquitos is the first fluvial port of Amazonas River and was found in 1757.
		Iquitos is the land of eternal parties and carnivals, the most important of the Peruvian orient is the popular San Juan party (celebrate in June) in honour to San Juan Bautista who symbolises the water, the vital element of the Amazon region.
	www.peruhotel.com /english/villes.php3?idville=110 (350 words)

	Iquitos, Peru
		Iquitos is the capital of the department of Loreto, it was founded in 1757 under the name of San Pablo de los Nepenanos.
		Iquitos is located at the northeast region of Peru at an altitude of343.2 ft (104 m) above sea level.
		One of the reasons to visit Iquitos is to have the opportunity to visit the various jungle lodges, located in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest.
	www.access-able.com /tales/Iquitos.html (3173 words)

	Peru Tourist Information: Iquitos: A visitor guide to the jungle city of Iquitos Peru
		Iquitos has a population of 300,000, and is Peru’s largest jungle city, although Pucallpa has grown rapidly in recent years and now vies with Iquitos for this title.
		However, there is little doubt that Iquitos is the most interesting of the jungle cities, and in its heyday it was one of the grandest cities in the whole of the Amazon basin.
		The jungle area around Iquitos was quite densely populated before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, and it is estimated that there could have been as many as 300,000 natives living here.
	www.perutourist.info /iquitos_attractions.html (3053 words)

	Iquitos - Peru
		Iquitos is the largest city in the rainforest of Peru.
		Iquitos has a growing reputation as a tourist community, especially as a jumping-off point for tours of the Amazon jungle and the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, and trips downriver to Manaus, Brazil - the other rubber-industry city in the interior of the Amazon basin - and finally the Atlantic Ocean, which is 3,360 kilometers away.
		Belen is an area of Iquitos that can be accessed by foot in the dry season but is only accessible via boat in the wet season.
	www.virtualperu.net /cities_iquitos.html (396 words)

	History of Peru
		Conditions were favorable to conquest, for the empire was debilitated by a just-concluded civil war between the heirs to the Inca throne, Atahualpa and Huascar, each of whom was seeking to control the empire.
		As a result, colonial Peru was a divided society, consisting of a small class that owned the land and controlled education, political, military, and religious power, and of a large, mostly indigenous class (about 90 percent of the total population) that remained landless, illiterate, and exploited.
		In 1873 Peru signed a secret defensive alliance with Bolivia, the purpose of which was to defend Bolivia's nitrate interests against Chile.
	www.peru-explorer.com /history.htm (1643 words)

	Malaria Reemergence in the Peruvian Amazon Region
		Since 1941, the highest number of malaria cases in Peru was 95,000 in 1944, and the lowest was 1,500 cases in 1965 (after the malaria eradication campaign) (1).
		Because of the current epidemic, Peru reports the second highest number of malaria cases in South America (after Brazil)—most from Loreto (in 1997, Loreto reported 67.2% of the malaria cases in Peru) (4).
		From 1992 to 1997, malaria increased 50-fold in Loreto and fourfold in Peru.
	www.cdc.gov /ncidod/eid/vol5no2/aramburu.htm (2787 words)

	Narco News Reports from Iquitos, Perú
		During the past two months, the Peruvian jungle city of Iquitos, the closest Peruvian city to southern Colombia with an international airport, has become the receiving point for several gunboats said to be part of the US-backed Peruvian "Riverine" Program.
		That program is one in which the US provides boats and training to Peru's jungle military in order to help them better intercept coca base making its way through the Peruvian Amazon to the Colombian port of Leticia, just a five minute boat ride across the Amazon from Peruvian soil.
		Calls to the US Embassy in Lima, Peru produced only heated denials that "we would ever be involved in the use of mercenaries," and that "it's unimaginable that former Navy SEALS would ever be mercenaries" from someone who refused to give their name.
	www.narconews.com /iquitos1.html (799 words)

	Iquitos Peru, amazon jungle travel guide, canopy walkway and amazon cruises
		Iquitos, on the banks of the headwaters of the Amazon River, is the most important city in the Peruvian Amazon jungle.
		It is advisable to spend some days in one of the different lodges, built in the style of the area, that are found on the banks of tributaries in the jungle.
		One of Iquitos' main attractions is the Hanging Bridges found in areas surrounding some of the lodges.
	www.peru-travel.net /iquitos/iquitos.html (176 words)

	LLU Students for International Mission Service - Peru
		Iquitos is located in the Northeastern part of Peru in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon some 270 miles by river from the border with Brazil and Colombia.
		Oceangoing vessels visit the port of Iquitos regularly with supplies for the city and region, making it one of the farthest inland ports of major size in the world.
		Spanish is the common language of Peru and is one of the country's official languages.
	www.llu.edu /llu/sims/peruca.html (760 words)

	CPD: South America, Site SA9, Iquitos Region, Peru, Columbia
		The Iquitos region of western Amazonia is mainly in Peru's Department of Loreto, including portions of the provinces Maynas, Loreto, Ramón Castilla and Requena and the eastern buffer zone of Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve.
		The major urban centre is the port city of Iquitos, which is located in the north-western part of the region on the west bank of the Upper Amazon River at 106 m in elevation.
		Iquitos is 600 km east of the base of the Andes and 3636 km west of the Atlantic Ocean (ONERN 1975).
	www.nmnh.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/sa/sa9.htm (3707 words)

	Iquitos, Peru
		This city of five hundred thousand, Iquitos, is the largest city in the world not connected to civilization by a road.
		Another area that speaks to Iquitos storied past is the Malecon Tarapaca.
		Iquitos is an excellent jumping off spot to Amazon jungle parks such as the Reserva Nacional Pacay-Samiria, located 12 hours upstream, and the Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo, located 4 to 6 hours away.
	www.planetware.com /peru/iquitos-per-lo-i.htm (227 words)

	Species Accounts for Iquitos Peru Trip, 15-30 July 2000
		Iquitos is a city of half a million people in the heart of Amazonia and is the point of access to the nearby white sand forest (or varallel forest, so called from the nearby village of its name).
		On the way just a few miles down river from Iquitos Bret decided to stop at a small sparsely vegetated island that he said could not have been any more than about three years old.
		On the way back to the lodge we stopped on an island but birding there was unproductive and we returned to the lodge for lunch and a little more birding in the forest behind the lodge.
	home.flash.net /~mollymp/Iquitos-Peru-Mike.htm (3471 words)

	Iquitos Peru - Travel and Tours
		he dense jungle of Peru owes its name to the world's longest and largest river, the Amazon, creator of life, illusions and legends, and discovered by Francisco de Orellana in 1541.
		Navigating its waters is getting in direct contact with the nature and lore of the natives that live there, it is watching the sun setting behind the treetops and marveling at the endless greenery.
		Iquitos is fascinating for its exuberant greenness and the tenacity of its native communities such as the Cocamas, Witotos, Boras and Ticunas, communities which have inherited millenary secrets and traditions.
	www.enjoyperu.com /peru_travel_tours_information/peru_travel_destinations/peru_iquitos/iquitos_iquitos.html (370 words)

	Iquitos, Peru pictures - Live your adventure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		To call the river a border of Iquitos is a bit imprecise.
		There is a portion of the city that extends past the changing banks of the river onto the water floating on logs, rising and falling according to the whims of the river.
		At the junction of Belen, the floating portion of the city and the fixed remainder of Iquitos, there exists a market with exotic wares certainly not found anywhere else.
	www.filmtrips.com /peru/peru_8.html (282 words)

	Iquitos, Peru
		Iquitos, Peru is the largest city on the Amazon River.
		Even the natives of Iquitos were saying that it was hot.
		However, we found the hearts of the people of Iquitos to be as warm as the climate.
	members.tripod.com /heart_cry/iquitos__peru.htm (107 words)

	Boas Peru - Captive Breeding - Iquitos, Peru
		Boas Peru - Captive Breeding - Iquitos, Peru
		The boidae of Peru are listed on Appendix II of CITES and therefore their exportation is restricted.
		Captive Breeding was founded in 1992 in Iquitos, Peru by Ryan Richards.
	www.boasperu.com (310 words)

	Tourism in Loreto, Iquitos city - Peru Contact
		From Iquitos to Leticia (frontier of Brazil and Colombia) 370 kilometers
		The principal Peruvian port of the Amazon is the city of Iquitos.
		It is located at 185 kilometers from the city of Iquitos, between the rivers Marañón and Ucayali, in the province of Requena.
	www.perucontact.com /en/conozca/loreto.php (500 words)

	Amazon river cruise from Iquitos, Peru.
		Airport reception and transfer to the dock for a 2:00 PM departure from Iquitos and board the vessel, the M/V Rio Amazonas.
		After breakfast on board, disembark in Tabatinga and transfer to the airport for your flight or to your hotel or stay on the boat for an additional 4 nights back to Iquitos.
		Contact us to include a cruise on the M/V Rio Amazonas or other cruising itineraries in your next adventure to Peru.
	www.lostworldadventures.com /activities/cruising/peru/iquitostotabatinga.htm (353 words)

	WBAI News : Special Report: Iquitos, Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Peru's vast and remote stretch of the Amazon rainforest south of the Colombian border has been declared a "national security" priority, and in the four years since Plan Colombia was launched, the Peruvian government has re-established control over what had been a lawless region--with the help of US military aid and advisors.
		The Peruvian Amazon port of Iquitos is one of the biggest cities on the river, and the last major trade hub before the Brazilian border some 300 kilometers downstream.
		Under the 1993 constitution, Peru is bound to recognize indigenous communities as "juridical persons"--with all the same rights as incorporated municipalities, including the right to titled communal property.
	www.wbai.org /artman/publish/article_613.php (2872 words)

	PERU TRAVEL
		Down river cruises operates from Iquitos, Peru, to Leticia, Colombia and Tabatinga, Brazil departing on Sundays and arriving on Wednesdays.
		The “Three Frontiers” is a fascinating corner of the Amazon River basin where Peru, Colombia and Brazil meet on this mighty river.
		The area is located some 2,000 miles from the mouth of the Amazon River at Belem do Para in Brazil and some 240 miles from Iquitos in Peru.
	www.perutouristinformation.com /tresfronteras.htm (1009 words)

	Iquitos Hotels: Find and Compare Hotel Room Rates for Iquitos Hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rustic bungalows lodge with private bath or shower in the jungle of Peru; 20 km from Iquitos navigating thru the Amazon River.
		Primitive Jungle Lodge in Conapac Reserve, a tract of primary rain forest on Napo River, 100 miles by river from Iquitos.
		The hotel is located in Iquitos City in Peru, two blocks from the main square.
	www.kayak.com /h/destinations/hotels/PE/Iquitos (215 words)

	Canopy walkway iquitos peru, rainforest ecoturism
		They will be pleased to show you their simple way of life dominated by the movements of the mighty rivers that surround them.
		For passengers who have arrived in Iquitos the night before, there will be a morning boat departure to Explorama Inn / Ceiba Tops for lunch.
		Weekend Special guests arrive back in Iquitos at the end of their trip at approximately 4 p.m.
	www.travel-peru.net /canopy_walkway_iquitos.htm (681 words)

	Birding Peru - Iquitos: Amazon and White Sand Rainforests
		Iquitos is one of the best places to actually see the legendary Nocturnal Curassow.
		This sturdy and easily accessible walkway reaches a height of 115 feet and was planned by botanists and vertebrate biologists to allow visitors to walk through the canopy between fruiting and flowering trees particularly attractive to wildlife.
		Early morning flight from Lima to Iquitos and straight onto the Amazon for the fast boat ride to the Sucasari river and the comfortable ACTS canopy walkway lodge.
	www.birding-in-peru.com /iquitos-amazon-rainforest.htm (978 words)

	Iquitos - Amazing Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight to Iquitos.
		Transfer to Iquitos by boat and bus to the airport for your departure to Lima.
		Airport taxes and the international airfare to Peru are not included.
	www.amazingperu.com /peru/peru_tours/special_interest_tours/northern_peru_wildlife_tours.asp (761 words)

	Peru travel Information center
		The coastal climate is moderated by winds blowing from the cool offshore current known as the Peru, or Humboldt, Current.
		The jungle is the country's largest region, covering 58.8% of Peru's national territory 292,150 square miles (756,665 km2).
		Tropical rain forests extend from the eastern Andean foothills to Peru's borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia.
	www.peru-travel.net (687 words)

	Narco News Publishes Peter Gorman from Iquitos, Peru
		In 1995, the US and Peru came to an agreement on trying to stop the air transport of basta, coca base, from Peru, to the refining labs in Colombia.
		Moreover, while the US insists the CIA-contract plane contacted the Peruvian air tower in Iquitos to inquire about the Cessna's flight plan and were told it had none, it is now possible to download copies of that flight plan from CNN or from the American Baptists for World Evangelism's website.
		The Peruvian air tower in Iquitos mistakenly told the US crew that the Bowers' plane had not filed a flight plan, compounding the suspicions that it was a drug plane.
	www.narconews.com /gorman4.html (2612 words)

	Amazon Yarapa River Lodge Iquitos Peru
		Located deep within the Amazon rainforest of Peru, the Amazon Yarapa River Lodge is your home for an incredible rainforest adventure.
		The trip would be an additional US $225.00 per person to cover the costs of boat usage, gasoline, and entrance permits.
		International and domestic airfares to Iquitos are quoted upon request.
	peruperu.com /peru-travel/yarapa.htm (816 words)

	Photos of Iquitos, Peru
		Iquitos, Peru is one of Peru's largest jungle towns.
		Iquitos is one of Peru's major gateways to the Amazon basin.
		Houses here are built to either float on the river or are built on stilts to stay dry during the high water season.
	peru.adventure.freeservers.com /photo24.html (281 words)

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