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Iquitos
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I·qui·tos  (-kts, -k-)
A city of northeast Peru on the Amazon River northeast of Lima. It grew after a boom in wild rubber in the early 20th century. Population: 439,000.
Iquitos (Spanish) [iˈkitɔs]
n
(Placename) an inland port in NE Peru, on the Amazon 3703 km (2300 miles) from the Atlantic: head of navigation for large steamers. Pop.: 334 613 (1998 est.)
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For their experiment, Kaspari and colleagues added measured amounts of water to pairs of plots in an old-growth forest near Iquitos, Peru, about 1,242 miles (2,000 kilometers) from the ocean.
Amazon's low salt content keeps CO2 emissions at bay by Asian News International
Address for correspondence: Patricia Mendoza, Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropieales y de Altura, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Mareos, PO Box 575, Iquitos, Peru 625; email: patty_mendozab@yahoo.
Antibodies against Leptospira spp. in captive collared peccaries, Peru by Jori, Ferran / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Contact Pam Bucar de Arevalo, PO Box 446, Iquitos, Peru, conapac@ explorama.
The Amazon by Gill, Nicholas / Peru Adventure Guide
 
 
 
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