Iquitos is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon. Spanning twice the size of India, the Amazon Rainforest covers 2.7 million square miles (7 million square km.), and spans across nine South American nations. Peru is home to the second largest territory of the rainforest. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests, and comprises the largest and most bio-diverse area in the world. It is estimated to have 390 billion individual trees divided into 16,000 species.
• The Amazon River is the longest river in the world, and is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
• The Amazon River is home to the pink dolphin, and the only place in the world where it exists.
• The variety of species that call the Amazon home is predicted to be so vast, that the majority of them have yet to be discovered.
• Visit an Amazonian indigenous village, learn about their life deep in the rainforest, and participate in some of their local customs.
• Swim with the pink and gray freshwater dolphin.
• Sail the Amazon River aboard luxurious passenger boats to experience the Amazon from within.
