The Main Square
Heart of the city, congregates many people during the evening, chattering spot. In the center of the square is located a monument in remembrance of the death warriors of the "Guerra del Pacífico" (Pacific War). In the surrounding areas you will find the City Hall, the Cathedral, social clubs and commercial establishments.

"Malecón Tarapacá" (The Tarapacá´s riviera)
Located a block next to the Main Square. It is a place of beautiful attractiveness with a magnificent view of a branch from the Amazonas River and Padre Isla, a bank of sand of almost 20 kms. (12.4 miles) length making difficult to observe the total width of the Amazonas River. After the evening many people meet at the restaurants and centers of amusement of the riviera.

"La Casa de Hierro" (The House of Iron)
Built by the French engineer Gustave Eiffel for the Exhibition of Paris in 1889 and bought by millionaire called Anselmo del Aguila, the one who brought it in pieces to Iquitos, including bolts and nuts, and assembled it on its actual location, north west of the Main Square.

"Comandancia Regional del Ejército" (Regional Command of the Army)
Its headquarter is located on one of the most beautiful houses built in the rubber apogee, its front is finely decorated with tiles. Its interiors cannot be visited. Located in the northwestern corner of the Main Square and the "Malecón Tarapacá".

"Jirón Próspero"
It is one of the main streets of the city, most of the businesses are located here, banks, airline agencies, travel agencies, craft markets, cloth stores, etc.

"Belén" (a neighborhood called this way)
It is poor people's neighborhood, in the southwest of Iquitos. Located at ten blocks from the Main Square. It is located next to the Itaya river and is characterized because great part of its houses are located on the bed of the river and they are adapted to the changes of height of the waters. This neighborhood in turn is the great market of the city, and every day at dawn arrive fishermen, hunters and farmers with their canoes loaded with products. In the market you will find medicinal herbs and beverages, exotic and a great variety of fruits.  It is called "Venecia Pobre" (The Poor Venice); their floating houses are on rafts fixed to big wooden piles.