Iquitos

[ee-kee-taws]

noun

1. a city in NE Peru, on the upper Amazon.

Iquitos

/ iˈkitɔs /

noun

1. an inland port in NE Peru, on the Amazon 3703 km (2300 miles) from the Atlantic: head of navigation for large steamers. Pop: 389 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Composer and musician Arias — who immigrated to New York in 1923 at the age of 22 from Iquitos, Peru — answered the call.

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The fish is sold in nearby cities, including Leticia, Colombia, Tabatinga, Brazil, and Iquitos, Peru.

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People gathered in the city of Iquitos to see the baby turtles make their way down a river beach towards the water.

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Reuters arrived with government health workers and International Red Cross members in Quisto’s Urarina indigenous community, after a three-day boat ride along rivers starting from the Amazonian city of Iquitos, the world’s largest metropolis that is unreachable by road.

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The sick overwhelmed Iquitos’ feeble healthcare system.

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