Iquitos, Peru: Capital of the Peruvian Amazon
Iquitos is the capital of the Loreto Region, in the northern part of Peru. Iquitos is the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by land, only by air or boat. Due to this, tuk tuks(auto rickshaws, motocarros) dominate the city. This is the best way to get around and it’s only about 2 Soles(.60 USD) to get anywhere in the city. We were only here for 1 ½ days and headed to Cusco afterwards. Getting to Iquitos from Leticia: Since you can’t get to Iquitos by land, you’l