Iquitos

Food
Why People Are Drinking Tobacco in the Amazon
Westerners flock to the rainforest every year to drink psychedelic ayahuasca, but that's only scratching the surface of the “plant diets” that promise to help them detoxify physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Aaron Kase
7.15.16
News
A Canadian Allegedly Killed a British Guy During an Ayahuasca Trip in Peru
According to Peruvian police, witnesses said Joshua Andrew Freeman Stevens killed Unais Gomes in self defense during a ceremony at a spiritual retreat near the jungle city of Iquitos.
Reuters and Simeon Tegel
12.18.15
Food
Underpants-Ripper and Boner-Maker: An Introduction to Peruvian Erection Tonics
Medicine Alley in Iquitos, Peru, is packed with all types of herbs, powders, tonics, and witchcraft supplies—including the infamous sex tonic SVSS, or, Siete Veces Sin Sacar.
Aaron Kase
11.12.15

Food
Being Frank: Peru, Part 2
In the second half of their Peruvian tasting tour, Franks Castronovo and Falcinelli swig a natural aphrodisiac ("Panty Dropper") en route to the jungle-side city of Iquitos.
The Franks
10.14.14