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IQUITOS

Some kind of religious gathering outside the church with a hell of a lot of people dressed in purple
THE ISOLATED TOWN OF IQUITOS

October 27th 2007
We had finally arrived in Iquitos, the world's largest city that can't be reached by road. My first impressions of the city was that it stank, not of anything in particular and not all the time, but as we drove into the city in our moto taxi we got quite a few whiffs of off fruit, bad sewage, muddy water and god knows what else. Along with the smells my first impression was that this place was a ... read more
South America » Peru

Peruvian Flag Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more
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