Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Emergency
Clínica Ana Stahl (
25-2535; www.caas-peru.org ; Av La Marina 285;
24hr) Good private clinic.
Tourism police (Poltur;
24-2081; Lores 834)
Money
Several banks change traveler's checks and give advances on credit cards. BCP (cnr Pros-
pero & Putumayo) has a secure ATM.
Tourist Information
Look for free copies of the monthly Iquitos Times ( www.iquitostimes.com ) , which features
the latest goings on about town.
iPerú Airport Offline map Google map Airport (
26-0251; Main Hall, Francisco Secada Vignetta Air-
port;
whenever lights are arriving/departing) City Center (
23-6144; Napo 161;
9am-6pm Mon-
Sat, to 1pm Sun) English spoken at the airport branch.
Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria Office (
22-3460, Pevas 339;
8am-4pm Mon-Fri) Entry to the reserve
for three days costs S60, payable at Banco de la Nación around the corner.
Getting There & Around
Air
Iquitos' small but busy airport (code IQT) lies 7km from the center. There are daily flights
to and from Lima via LAN Offline map Google map (
23-2421; Próspero 232) and Star Perú
( 23-6208; Napo 256) .
Charter companies at the airport have five-passenger planes to almost anywhere in the
Amazon.
Boat
Puerto Masusa (Av La Marina) is where the city's numerous riverboats dock. It's 3km north
of the town center.
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