Get ready to travel! There is nothing missing to enjoy the long-awaited holidays for Easter and one of the best ways to take advantage of them is by traveling and getting to know new places, whether ...
A border town that you can only reach by plane or riverboat, Iquitos is the gateway to Peru's Amazonian wilderness and/or the gateway to the outside world, depending on which way you're traveling.
Iquitos, Peru – Late afternoon is the busiest time in the muddy harbour of Iquitos in the Amazon basin, in the northeast of Peru. Men haul stacks of bottled soda and kilos of rice on their backs, ...
This week, I’m reporting from the Amazon. Loving It: After leaving Cusco, Peru, I headed to the white-walled colonial city of Arequipa based on a friend’s recommendation. It is the gateway to the ...
Before we begin, a disclaimer: In Iquitos, Peru, your correspondent did not consume the shamanic hallucinogen ayahuasca. You may be forgiven for thinking I did when I describe candy-coloured carriages ...
But it's a journey of a lifetime, says Kalpana Sunder. A native of Iquitos. The town that leads to the Peruvian Amazon is connected to the world only by boat or air. Photograph: Brent Stirton/Getty ...
A beautiful city that lies in the middle of a jungle is the largest in the world without road access. Iquitos in Peru is in the heart of the South American Amazon with a huge population of 420,000.
“Can you carry the backpack on your chest instead?” Gino asked me as we were about to enter Belén Market in Iquitos, Peru. I nodded, turning it around. He winked. “That's a gringa inteligente,” he ...