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Fun fact 1 about Iquitos

Plaza de Armas en Iquitos
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The city name of Iquitos is derived from a group of native people called Iquitos by the Spaniards.

Iquitos
Peru
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Iquitos

Peru

Country
Peru
Population
437.6K
Coordinates
-3.75, -73.25
519th most populous city in the world

Iquitos is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the ninth-most populous city in Peru.

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