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Iquitos was put on the world map during the rubber boom in the late 1800s.
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Webster hopes to build a permanent clinic in Belen, a slum on the outskirts of Iquitos.
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The enterprising foreigners have even carved out a nine-hole golf course a short distance from Iquitos.
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Dr. John Glick met Webster while on a trip to the slums of Belen, near Iquitos, for the Gesundheit!
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After 17 years, Webster still has yet to collect a salary for her work, and she lives in the group's offices in Iquitos.
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About three hours by boat from Iquitos is Muyuna Amazon Lodge, where simple, comfortable cabins are lit by kerosene lamps in lieu of electricity.
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Many travellers pre-book jungle lodge stays well before they get to Iquitos, but it is just as easy to spend a few days here, get some advice and then book a trip.
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The manager of Arco Iris Amazonica, a small hotel in the rain forest city of Iquitos, told police the couple stayed there on February 16 and told him they planned to travel to the town of Naplo, a 15-day trek.
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