Iquitos
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The fish is sold in nearby cities, including Leticia, Colombia, Tabatinga, Brazil, and Iquitos, Peru.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
People gathered in the city of Iquitos to see the baby turtles make their way down a river beach towards the water.
From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2021
It got so bad that authorities last year secretly buried hundreds of pandemic victims in unmarked graves in a cleared patch of jungle about 12 miles outside Iquitos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Constance Bauer told AP via email that her son is stuck with other Americans in the Amazonian city of Iquitos.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2020
Seagoing vessels travel all the way up to Iquitos, Peru, 2,300 miles from the river’s mouth, the furthest inland deep-ocean port in the world.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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