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Pictures from the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest
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The Amazon rain forest off the Rio Napo in Peru. Located several hours from Iquitos.
Rainforest report for Peru - from the late 1990s
Library of Congress: Peru
Biotope description of the Rio Sucasari
Recommended travel guides on Peru
Recommended travel guides on Peru
Recommended travel guides on Peru:
Wikipedia Information on Peru:
Iquitos
Iquitos is the largest city in the jungle of Peru. It is the capital of the Loreto Region and the Maynas Province. Located on the Amazon River, it is just 106 meters above sea level even though it is more than 3,000 kilometers from the mouth of the Amazon on the Atlantic Ocean. Iquitos has long been a major port in the Amazon Basin. It is surrounded by three rivers: the Nanay, the Itaya, and the Amazon.
The city is generally considered the largest in the world that cannot be reached by road, only by airplane or boat - unless you're travelling from Nauta, a small town roughly 100km south. Most travel within the city itself is via motorcycle or mototaxi (auto rickshaw). Transportation to nearby towns often requires a river trip via llevo-llevo, a small public boat.
The city is generally considered the largest in the world that cannot be reached by road, only by airplane or boat - unless you're travelling from Nauta, a small town roughly 100km south. Most travel within the city itself is via motorcycle or mototaxi (auto rickshaw). Transportation to nearby towns often requires a river trip via llevo-llevo, a small public boat.
Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER)
The mission of the ACEER Foundation is to promote conservation of the Peruvian Amazon by fostering awareness, understanding, action, and transformation through rainforest workshops and study tours. The ACEER has one of the world's largest canopy walkways.
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