Iquitos
Sign in to save{"type": "ExternalData","service": "page","title": "Loreto-Perú lugares de interes.map"} Iquitos (; ) is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the ninth-most populous city in Peru. Iquitos is the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road that is not on an island; it is only accessible by river and air.
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Iquitos is the capital of Peru's Loreto Region and the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon, making it an important hub in a remote part of the country. It's notable for being the world's largest city that can only be reached by river and air, with no road access, which makes it a unique and isolated urban center.
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38 sectionsContents
- History
- Early period
- 19th century: independence
- Rubber boom in the 20th century
- 20th century
- Geography
- Climate
- Natural hazards
- Ecology
- Natural reserves and zoos
- Demography
- Government
- Metropolitan area
- Economy
- Education
- Universities
- Transport
- Road
- Maritime
- Air
- Cityscape
- Architecture
- Culture and contemporary life
- Entertainment and arts
- Cinema
- Tourism
- Spiritual tourism
- Amazon commemorative capital
- Language
- Cuisine
- Sport
- Twin towns
- In popular culture
- Notable people from Iquitos
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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Iquitos (; ) is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the ninth-most populous city in Peru. Iquitos is the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road that is not on an island; it is only accessible by river and air.