After Acai, What Is Amazon's Next "Cinderella Fruit"? Oct 15, 2008
6 million every year in the markets of Iquitos, the nearest city more than any other indigenous fruit from the Peruvian Amazon. While U.S. farmers markets might sell a dozen or two different kinds of fruit in any given week, the Iquitos market boasts nearly 200, with varied tastes, colors, shapes, and textures: spiky yellow rinds, crunchy seeds, and orange pulp. (National Geographic)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Sand and water May 26, 2008
Situated on the edge of the Peruvian city of Iquitos on the banks of the Amazon, the shanty town of Belen becomes afloat every year between February and July, when the river reaches high levels. The people of Belen, known as the Venice of Peru , build their homes on rafts supported on wooden poles embedded into the riverbed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Travel guide fraud? No, just Flawed Apr 20, 2008
The Lonely Planet guide warns travellers that they need to register at both the Colombian and Brazilian immigration offices, which they don't; and there was no sign of the twice-weekly seaplane service upriver to Iquitos in Peru. So what. (Independent)
New Species Of Infectious Disease Found In Amazon Apr 7, 2008
The new species reflects Amazonian biodiversity, according to Vinetz, and the pathogen has apparently evolved to become an important cause of leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon region of Iquitos. There, Vinetz leads an international team of physicians from the U.S. and Peru in an NIH-funded training program studying malaria, leptospirosis and other infectious diseases that impact disadvantaged populations in developing countries. (Science Daily)
Amazon actionPeruvian Indians take on oil giant in dispute over pollution Mar 25, 2008
" Improvement Even on a fast motorboat, Trompeteros is a long day's journey up three rain-swollen rivers from Loreto's regional capital, Iquitos. A hamlet of some 3,000 people, it is situated right opposite Block Eight, one of the main oil wells. The Achuar have lived in the region for thousands of years Local people say there is still contamination and oil spills, but now the Achuar have GPS transceivers to log the problems where they find them. Little by little there are signs of improvement.... (BBC News -- Americas)
Peru Police Arrest Colombian FARC Rebels in Amazon Jungle, Andina Reports Mar 20, 2008
Police detained , known as ``Tanaka,'' and in the Amazon jungle city of Iquitos, 950 kilometers (595 miles) northeast of Lima, Andina said, citing Peru's police director, General. The pair formed part of the leftist rebels' Front 63 division, which sought confrontation with Peru's armed forces, according to the agency. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Iquitos, Peru Tourist Sites Mar 18, 2008
Iquitos, Peru is the largest city in the world not connected by roads and is one of the most strangly fascinating cities in the entire Amazon. Iquitos, Peru is the largest city in the world not connected by roads ... The rubber boom has since died, but oil drilling continues to be an important part of Iquitos today. (Suite101.com)
Herpes Medication Does Not Reduce Risk Of HIV Infection In Individuals With HSV-2, Study Finds Feb 10, 2008
The study was conducted at the following sites: Iquitos, Lima and Pucallpa, in Peru; Johannesburg, South Africa; New York, San Francisco, and Seattle, in the United States; Lusaka, Zambia; and Harare, Zimbabwe. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Malaria moves in behind the loggers Oct 30, 2007
"The actual malaria problem of the Peruvian Amazon is caused by constant climate changes," said biologist Carlos Pacheco, head of the mosquito control unit in Iquitos, the regional capital south of Maz;n ... Pointing at his neighbour's one-year-old son who is recovering from the disease, Arqu;medes of the village of Manacamiri near Iquitos said: "Here most people suffer from this disease, from malaria."There are no other diseases like this, no other problems like this here. (Guardian Unlimited)
Concert for Peru Earthquake Survivors Raises Thousands for ADRA Aug 30, 2007
Its effects were felt as far away as Lima, Pucallpa, Iquitos, Contamana, Trujillo, and Cajamarca. The Peruvian National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) has reported at least 519 people killed, with nearly 1,400 people injured. (AlertNet)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Victory's Bates, Kudron take message to Peru Aug 10, 2007
From Lima, the men made their way by plane to the city of Iquitos ... ith a population of 400,000, Iquitos is the world's largest city that is not accessible by road, Bates said ... he only way into Iquitos is by plane or by transport up the Amazon River. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Full Story » Jul 27, 2007
Three transmission nodes have already been installed in separate communications towers that will relay signals from an Internet service provider in Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, to the village of Yanamono, about 35 miles downriver. The wireless network uses a modified version of Wi-Fi technology. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Two Doctoral Students Receive Hazeltine Fellowships to Study Mosquito-Borne Diseases Davis, Jun. 18 Jun 19, 2007
Reimer will study in the west African nation of Mali for the second consecutive summer, while Wong will do research in Iquitos, Peru this summer and next summer. "Resistance to pyrethroids, the insecticides used to control the major sub-Saharan malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, is rapidly spreading," Reimer said. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Remains of 13 Found in Peru Plane Crash May 28, 2007
The plane originated in Iquitos, the capital of Loreto. State news agency Andina reported that strong winds knocked down trees and ripped the roofs off some homes in the area that day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Doctoral Student in Entomology Wins Fulbright to Study Dengue in Peru Davis, May. 25 May 26, 2007
Mans, one of nine successful applicants from a pool of 50 for the Peruvian grant, will leave this fall to study the ecology and epidemiology of dengue in city of Iquitos for eight to 10 months. "I'm particularly interested in the intersection of ecology, epidemiology and public health," she said. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Plane Carrying 20 Crashes In Peru's Jungle May 26, 2007
Officials in Iquitos, the city 625 miles northeast of Lima where the flight originated, said low clouds and heavy rain were hindering rescue operations. Norman Lewis del Alcazar, vice president of the Loreto region, whose capital is Iquitos, confirmed that the plane was carrying 17 passengers when it left Orellana in a downpour. (CBS News -- World)
Even Janet slips up while dieting May 24, 2007
Writes Molly: Iquitos is surrounded by water. There are few cars. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Women Only Amazon Adventure May 23, 2007
The trip begins in Iquitos, the world s furthest inland seaport, and travels along the Amazon s tributaries, going deep into the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve the largest wetland reserve in the world. These are places other tour operators simply don t go. (Suite101.com)
From rainforest to Bush Apr 7, 2007
Journeying from Iquitos in Peru to Manaus in Brazil, Cousteau says he saw with his own eyes the changes man has brought to the richest ecosystem on the planet. Most evidently, the population has increased by 10-15 million people, most of them incomers who are responsible for the illegal logging. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Amazon diaryMarathon swimmer's update on his record-breaking attempt Feb 24, 2007
FRIDAY, 16 FEBRUARY, NEAR IQUITOS, PERU ... KEY CITIES EN ROUTE Iquitos: Largest city in Peruvian rainforest Manaus: Brazilian former rubber town with grand theatre Macapa: The Brazilian city lies exactly on the Equator ... We are currently 60 kms away from a very famous Peruvian city, Iquitos. (BBC News -- Americas)
Local botanist discovers new species in Peru Feb 6, 2007
They named it Dracontium iquitense, after the city of Iquitos in northeastern Peru, the closest large city to where they discovered it ... Morgan took his first trip to the Iquitos region of Peru in 2002 and interviewed residents about how they use the plant in everyday life, eventually publishing a paper on the topic in Aroideana. (Stamford Advocate)
Braving piranhas and sharks, a swimmer takes on the Amazon Feb 3, 2007
KEY CITIES EN ROUTE Iquitos: Largest city in Peruvian rainforest Manaus: Brazilian former rubber town with grand theatre Macapa: The Brazilian city lies exactly on the Equator. But Mr Strel is philosophical. (BBC News -- Americas)
15 Siouxlanders to deliver medical aid in Peru Feb 1, 2007
On Feb. 24, 15 Siouxlanders -- 13 from Plymouth and Woodbury county churches and two from Alcester, S.D., -- will head to aid the Iquitos through March 3 ... Both Wolffs maintain a general family practice at the Akron Mercy Medical Clinic and journeyed to aid Iquitos in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... Of the 15 making the trip, five have aided the Iquitos before -- the Wolffs, Dr. Jerry Hagen and his wife Carol Hagen in 2005. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
