Iquitos (map), the jumping off point for the trip to the camps on the Amazon (see the note below), is the largest city in the world that is inaccessible by roads. You either take the boat (slow) or fly. The time there was short and the biggest impression was that of the swarm of mototaxis that buzzed around us. From there we cruised up the river to the first camp.
The River
*If you would like to see the location of Iquitos in relation to the Amazon and the rest of Peru, you can see it on this map. You might want to zoom out to see where it is in relation to the rest of South America. (The map usually opens in another window, so you can return here by closing the map...I hope.)
Helen’s
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