"Iquitos, the town in the middle of the jungle" Top 5 Page for this destination Iquitos by El_Sueco

Iquitos Travel Guide: 157 reviews and 298 photos

The nice town Iquitos is buzzing all the time from the mosquitos that are running on the streets.
There are nice houses to look at and some museums.
There is also a zoo outside the town.
The town has declined after the rich era of caouchouk.
The town has water connexion by boat with the Atlantic sea.
A must see is the floating town of Belen, just outside Iquitos.

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In a nutshell:Friendly, calm and warm town in the jungle

Last visit to Iquitos: Jun 2002
Intro Updated Nov 1, 2003
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Reviews (18)

The lodge with water level low - Iquitos

Book up some days at Heliconia! Hotels (2)

The differens in level of the river at the hotel location (one hour down the stream) is 12 meters(!). When I was there... more travel advice

Get out in the Amazon jungle some days! Favorites (2)

Spend some days in the jungle! Not so many animals to look at, mostly birds of much colour, rose river delphins (they... more travel advice

The mix of rivers Favorites (2)

At Iquitos the Amazon river meets the river Nanay. This forms a zon between the two rivers that changes as the levels of... more travel advice

Malecon Tarapaca (3) Things to Do (7)

Many houses are decorated with glazed tiles ("cheramic stones") from Portugal. This was before the time of mass... more travel advice

Travelogues (1)

Written Sep 8, 2002

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Belen - the floating town in Iquitos

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Comments (7)

elpariente Aug 24, 2006 at 1:05 AM Report Abuse

Que páginas tan buenas !!!!!!!!
roamer61 Mar 27, 2005 at 2:48 PM Report Abuse

A very good page on the Amazon and one of its major cities.
the_dutchman Jun 3, 2003 at 10:45 PM Report Abuse

Time to start packing my bags. Thanks for all the great info.
gale.blog.pl May 31, 2003 at 3:15 AM Report Abuse

Seems like you have a special talent for finding lovely and calm places :) Thanks for your page, the tips and photos are great!
Madasabull Feb 17, 2003 at 2:27 PM Report Abuse

Lovely page, I cant wait for my trip.
matcrazy1 Oct 25, 2002 at 3:22 PM Report Abuse

FANTASTIC page: I like canoe trip in floating town of Belen, trip to more civilized jungle with those amazing trees (although I wander less civilized) and this Eiffel house. Usuful tips - thanks :-)
thinking Sep 22, 2002 at 4:26 PM Report Abuse

Lovely photos and helpful commentary. Thank you.