Hummingbird Ayahuasca Retreats. Iquitos. Iquitos ( i/ɪkɪtɵs/) is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest and the fifth-largest city of Peru. It is also the capital city of the Loreto Region and Maynas Province. Located in the Amazon Basin, the city is along the Amazon, Nanay and Itaya rivers. Its name in Iquito language translates to the people.
The city proper with its four districts has a population of 422,055; 462,783 live within the Iquitos Metropolitan Area, making it in the sixth-largest metropolitan area of the country. The official city nickname is Capital of the Peruvian Amazon. During the early 20th-century rubber boom, it attracted many European immigrants; they contributed to a period of wealth and great social and commercial development that resulted in its unique urban and cultural identity. Downtown Iquitos is considered the starting point for the city tour. History[edit] The area was inhabited for thousands of years by Amerindians. Geography[edit] Climate[edit] Ayahuasca Vault. Peru State Dept. Health Information for Travelers to Peru - Traveler view. If you are not feeling well after your trip, you may need to see a doctor.
If you need help finding a travel medicine specialist, see Find a Clinic. Be sure to tell your doctor about your travel, including where you went and what you did on your trip. Also tell your doctor if you were bitten or scratched by an animal while traveling. If your doctor prescribed antimalarial medicine for your trip, keep taking the rest of your pills after you return home. If you stop taking your medicine too soon, you could still get sick. Malaria is always a serious disease and may be a deadly illness. For more information on what to do if you are sick after your trip, see Getting Sick after Travel. Top.