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Linked to the outside world only by air and river, Iquitos is Peru's largest jungle city. A civilized gateway to the Amazon, tourism is the main focus here: delve into the rainforest, take a river trip, visit a butterfly farm and relish the lavishly tiled architecture echoing the rubber-boom heyday.
Fast Facts
Population
430,000
Currency
Name: Nuevo Sol
Code: PEN
Symbol: S/
Electrical Plugs
220V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Quechua, Spanish; Castilian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -5
Country Dialing Code
+51
Weights & Measures
Metric
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