Iquitos was a village inhabited by the jungle tribe the IKIITU, from whom the name was taken at the time of its foundation in 1864. During the Spanish colony and the gold rush caused by the legends of El Dorado and the Country of Canela, Iquitos it never had historical figuration.

In 1883 the era and boom of rubber began in this city, the exploitation of its latex and trade caused some to reach immense fortunes, brought prosperity to the city and began the construction of lavish houses, some with tiles and majolica brought from Portugal. Part of the pageantry of this era was the acquisition of an iron house built by Gustave Eiffel in Paris and today located in the Plaza de Armas in Iquitos. The end of the rubber age came in 1912.

In the city of Iquitos you can find handicrafts from jungle tribes, as well as you can enjoy excellent regional cuisine, typical drinks, a city with a busy life and great nightlife, or sessions with shamans who use ayahuasca. There is great diffusion of folk medicine and quackery based on the large number of medicinal plants that exist.

Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian jungle. The architecture that surrounds the main square, the Gothic and Baroque buildings that make up the historic center and the Itaya river boardwalk, tell us about the old boom years of this city that maintains its beauty and allows its visitors move to different parts of the Amazon.