South America
Peru
Loreto

Itaya River

The Itaya River is a tributary of the Amazon River via the in northern Peru. The Itaya flows alongside the city of and the district of .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river passing through the city of Iquitos and flows into the Amazon River
  • Also known as: “Iquitos”, “Itaya”, “Loreto”, “Río Itaya”, “River”, and “River Itaya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Casa de Fierro and Plaza 28 de Julio.

Photo: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La , located in the city of in the jungle of , in front of the major square between Próspero and Putumayo streets, is a large iron residence built during the rubber boom at the end of the nineteenth century.

Park
Photo: Percy Meza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a park.

Stadium
Photo: Andre 1102, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is the home ground of the football team AD Comerciantes FC, of the Peruvian Segunda División along with Colegio Nacional Iquitos and several other Copa Perú teams from Iquitos and the surrounding region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iquitos and Punchana.

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is a city of 380,000 people in the Amazonas region of . For travellers, offers a vast selection of activities not found elsewhere in Peru, such as Amazon boat rides and great wildlife viewing.

Suburb
is the capital of the in the Maynas Province of the Loreto Region in northeastern , in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle. It is a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of , located on the Amazon and the Rivers.

Itaya River

Latitude
-3.77431° or 3° 46′ 28″ south
Longitude
-73.24451° or 73° 14′ 40″ west
Elevation
83 metres (272 feet)
Open location code
67886QG4+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 106669026
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
3696168
Wiki­data ID
Q19595454
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Satellite Map

Discover Itaya River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Itaya River” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 8 de Diciembre and San Jose.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Comisaría PNP Belén and Hospital César Garayar García.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Itaya River”. Photo: Brian.Mo, CC BY 2.0.