The Amazon Rainforest feeds the most powerful river on the face of the earth; el Rio Amazonia. Iquitos, Peru is located near the headwaters of this powerful river. Iquitos was founded by rubber barons in the 1800s' it is now a contrast of cultures with its old world European & Spanish architectural influenced buildings & squares to a modern city dotted with jungle huts. Accessible only by air or water, Iquitos is the jumping off point for the Rain Forest adventure.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
SCENES of IQUITOS, PERU
The Black Dog, A turn of the 19th century building that has seen better days. This old building sits on the banks of the overflow from the Amazon River where the City of Belen and Iquitos meet. Copyright 2007 (c) by Newt Livesay all rights reserved
Garbage Day, Men picking up garbage at the end of the street from the market. Large metal wheel barrows full of garbage are lifted by hand to the truck's bed. Copyright (c) 2002 by Newt Livesay all rights reserved.
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