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According to the Peruvian government, at the official website of INEI (the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics and Informatics), the altitude of Iquitos is 106 meters above sealevel. [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.40.226.206 ( talk) 18:09, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
According to the River Amazon article, Iquitos is open to navigation, by ocean-going craft, all the way from the mouth of the Amazon. That is remarkable. So, what is the altitude at Iquitos? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geo Swan ( talk • contribs) 06:04, January 9, 2005
at wunderground.com the elevation is listed as 413 feet, or 126 meters, above sea level. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oystertoadfish ( talk • contribs) 13:53, May 17, 2005
I just removed this claim, which someone had already said deserved a citation:
I searched the net in english and then in spanish. These claims of iquitos being very safe were mostly on tourist sites. To be fair, I was in iquitos five years ago and I felt safe walking around at night. So maybe the city is safer than places like Lima, etc. But "violent crime almost unheard of"?! It doesn't pass face validity, nor my experience. This reminds me of a Fijian cab driver telling me there was no AIDS in Fiji. From a red-cross article from Iquitos:
Maybe you think it's okay that our article doesn't dwell on the poverty of the city and surrounding areas, or maybe you think it's a problem. But either way, let's not write fairy tales here. Pigkeeper 20:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
-- Mrgart ( talk) 05:30, 27 September 2009 (UTC) I live in Iquitos. In my experience it is a remarkably safe city and violent crime is rare. Theft, burglary, robbery and pickpocketing are very common, though. "están a la orden del día" doesn't mean "they are on the agenda"; it means "they are daily occurrences". Not sure what 'zone' the text refers to. It might be a certain neighborhood, probably Belen. But overall, Iquitos is a safe and pleasant place to live and visit.
There are many cities on islands with populations greater than 370K, and the road to Nauta makes the claim even more problematic. Perhaps what's commonly meant is that Iquitos is the largest mainland city that cannot be reached by road; but if I were to infer that and add that claim without a source, it would be original research. I will simply remove the claim for now, since it is unsourced; if you plan to add something back, please cite a reliable source that specifically supports the claim you are making. Baileypalblue ( talk) 08:55, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Do you mean that London can't be reached by road, I mean that is on an island isn't it. There is nothing original about the claim, its openly described as such. The Road to Nauta goes nowhere, did you even look at it on a map, the road or Nauta? This seems to be your inference and your original research. No roads do to Iquitos, that is for real, its a big electoral issue, its on all the political adverts in Iquitos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.249.69.5 ( talk) 13:10, 18 May 2017 (UTC)
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Temperatures reach 30/86 with an average of 32/90 - doesn't seem to make sense! The high temperature must be higher than the average. Mdrb55 ( talk) 00:03, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
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According to the Peruvian government, at the official website of INEI (the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics and Informatics), the altitude of Iquitos is 106 meters above sealevel. [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.40.226.206 ( talk) 18:09, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
According to the River Amazon article, Iquitos is open to navigation, by ocean-going craft, all the way from the mouth of the Amazon. That is remarkable. So, what is the altitude at Iquitos? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geo Swan ( talk • contribs) 06:04, January 9, 2005
at wunderground.com the elevation is listed as 413 feet, or 126 meters, above sea level. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oystertoadfish ( talk • contribs) 13:53, May 17, 2005
I just removed this claim, which someone had already said deserved a citation:
I searched the net in english and then in spanish. These claims of iquitos being very safe were mostly on tourist sites. To be fair, I was in iquitos five years ago and I felt safe walking around at night. So maybe the city is safer than places like Lima, etc. But "violent crime almost unheard of"?! It doesn't pass face validity, nor my experience. This reminds me of a Fijian cab driver telling me there was no AIDS in Fiji. From a red-cross article from Iquitos:
Maybe you think it's okay that our article doesn't dwell on the poverty of the city and surrounding areas, or maybe you think it's a problem. But either way, let's not write fairy tales here. Pigkeeper 20:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
-- Mrgart ( talk) 05:30, 27 September 2009 (UTC) I live in Iquitos. In my experience it is a remarkably safe city and violent crime is rare. Theft, burglary, robbery and pickpocketing are very common, though. "están a la orden del día" doesn't mean "they are on the agenda"; it means "they are daily occurrences". Not sure what 'zone' the text refers to. It might be a certain neighborhood, probably Belen. But overall, Iquitos is a safe and pleasant place to live and visit.
There are many cities on islands with populations greater than 370K, and the road to Nauta makes the claim even more problematic. Perhaps what's commonly meant is that Iquitos is the largest mainland city that cannot be reached by road; but if I were to infer that and add that claim without a source, it would be original research. I will simply remove the claim for now, since it is unsourced; if you plan to add something back, please cite a reliable source that specifically supports the claim you are making. Baileypalblue ( talk) 08:55, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Do you mean that London can't be reached by road, I mean that is on an island isn't it. There is nothing original about the claim, its openly described as such. The Road to Nauta goes nowhere, did you even look at it on a map, the road or Nauta? This seems to be your inference and your original research. No roads do to Iquitos, that is for real, its a big electoral issue, its on all the political adverts in Iquitos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.249.69.5 ( talk) 13:10, 18 May 2017 (UTC)
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Temperatures reach 30/86 with an average of 32/90 - doesn't seem to make sense! The high temperature must be higher than the average. Mdrb55 ( talk) 00:03, 4 January 2022 (UTC)