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PERU.

     Peru is the third bigger country of South America, has a geographical extension of 1'285,216 square kilometers. It extends from North 0° up to 18°21 ' South latitude and of 68°39 ' up to 81°20 ' lenght West.

     It is located at the north west of South America and it is crossed by the chain of the Andes from South to North, which is divided into two branches that join themselves in the Knot of Vilcanota (Cusco). From here, it divides into the ranges of eastern and Western Mountains, which joins in the Knot of Pasco. From this place it diverges until joining in the Knot of Loja (Ecuador). Their physical geography is characterized by the varied ecological contrasts conditioned by the Andean Mountain range that serves from barrier to the trade winds that, when colliding with this wall, they condense and the precipitations take place. It is here where originates the Divortium Aquarum of the Pacific and Atlantic basins.

     The geographical profile of the Andes presents two floors of ecosystems: the BIOCLIMATIC FLOOR and the FLOOR OF VEGETATION. The first one is the space of the Physical Geography defined by a particular termoclimate and the second is the one that contains the plants. From the bioclimatic point of view two biogeographical units are admitted: THE ANDEAN one and THE AMAZON one. The Andean one, constituted by coast mountain and the Amazon one that involves the hydrographical basin of the Amazon River.


AMAZON FOREST OF PERU.

    Amazonia, also denominated the Amazons, is a combination of rivers and pluvial forest, which origins to the most extensive area of tropical forests in the planet, the amazon basin occupies an extension of 2.5 million square miles of territory that includes most of the South American countries. This area harbors an enormous and abundant diversity of flora and fauna. The long river of the earth, "The Amazonas" is one of the largest natural hydrographical basins of the planet that originates in a small thaw at 7,000 feet high in the Peruvian Andes, at only 100 miles of the Pacific Ocean. The Amazon River runs 4,000 miles between the countries of Peru and Brazil, it has 8,600 species of birds and fishes, 25,000 species of plants that have already been identified and that day by day the scientists have been discovering new species. The variety of trees is enormous since 368 species can be identified by each forest hectare.


IQUITOS CITY.

     Located among three rivers and one lake, is the most important city in the Peruvian Amazonia that gives the traveler the impression of a beautiful nd exotic island. It is located at 03°45'18"S of altitude, 37°15'00"O of lenght with an altitude of 117 meters above sea level.

     One of the rivers that goes by the city is the majestic Amazonas, the mightiest and longest river in the world. The Peruvian amazonia possesses the biodiversity richest ickthyological of the planet, as well as flora and fauna of the forests of humid tropic that form.


Where Starting your adventure.

     Most people have never heard of iquitos despite its being a major port, the fourth largest city in peru and the third largest on the amazon after belém and manaus, named after a local indian tribe. Iquitos is bizarre place, brash and noisy at first but, like a root from some parasitic jungle plants, it grows on you, iquitos amazes, delights and shocks.
 
     The only large town for hundreds of miles, it is an important commercial center for locals and retains a cosmopolitan feel from its large influx of foreiyn visitors and status as a busy port, this is starting point for thousands of visitors every years on rainforest ecotours.

     Iquitos has a populatiun of 350,000 it has only rivers and one airport linking it to the exterior world, and then is one of the most important rubber capital in the world, houses close to the main plaza are still faced with azulejos ( glazed tiles ), on the main plaza is an irom house which was designed by gustav eiffel for the paris exhibition in 1,898, iquitos today is a exotic, colorful and friendly we always recommend, if time allows, that you spend at least two daysor more sightseeing in iquitos which also boasts beatiful lake quistococha which is set in the lush tropical jungle.

     This lake reserve has a animals such a jaguars ocelots, paiche paraots, monkys, macaws, and anaconda can be seen.

     Iquitos can be reached by jet from lima on Tans or Aerocontinente, ( if you need fligh rate information we cam assist you ), approximatsly a 1 ½ hour fligh over the andes, airfares can be as $ 142.72 round-trip. 


Que traer/waht to bring

Binoculares/binoculars, botas de jebe/rubber boots, repelente/repellent, bloqueador/suntanninglotion, ropa liviana de algodón/drip-dry cotton clothing, impermeable para lluvia/raincoat, cámara fotográfica, rollos de fotos/films.

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