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Iquitos

American  
[ee-kee-taws] / iˈki tɔs /

noun

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


Iquitos British  
/ 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)

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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

Their daughter, Mia Salomé, was born in June 2018 in Iquitos — a one-time rubber boom town still only reachable from outside by plane or boat, though its streets buzz with scooters and three-wheeled taxis.

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

On the first papal visit to the Amazon since John Paul II visited the northern Peruvian city of Iquitos in 1985, the Argentine pope said he had heard the “cry of the people.”

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2018

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