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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 27m
  • Mobile voucher
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Overview

  • Step into the sweltering heart of the Peruvian Amazon to uncover a city built on a terrifying paradox. In the late 19th century, Iquitos transformed from a sleepy jungle outpost into a glittering metropolis of imported Italian marble, iron mansions, and champagne-soaked ballrooms. But this absurd opulence hid a dark reality. Join Clara and Mateo as they peel back the gilded facade of the Rubber Boom, revealing the brutal machinery of exploitation and the tragic fate of the indigenous peoples who paid the ultimate price for the world's obsession with 'white gold'. This is a storey of hubris, beauty, and blood.

    • A 1.7 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 87 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Art, Design & Aesthetics and History & Memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Plaza de Armas de Iquitos
    • Iquitos, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Iquitos Square
    • 16002, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

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Self Guided Podcast Tour Architecture and Atrocity in Iquitos

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 27 minutes1h 27m
    1h 27m
  • Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:30
Price details
€5.99
€4.79 x 1 Adult€4.79
Total
The previous price was €5.99 and current price is €4.79
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Plaza de Armas de Iquitos

  • 10m
The heart of the rubber boom, surrounded by opulent buildings funded by the trade.

Casa de Fierro

  • 10m
An iron house attributed to Gustave Eiffel, imported piece by piece as a symbol of the era’s extravagant wealth.

Ex-Hotel Palace

  • 10m
A lavish former hotel whose tiles and architecture reflect the opulence and ambition of rubber-boom Iquitos.

Prefectura Loreto Perú

  • 10m
The seat of regional government, connecting rubber wealth to the authorities and systems that enabled exploitation.

Museo Amazónico

  • 10m
Housed in an 1863 building, this museum contains statues of indigenous peoples, serving as a focal point to discuss the Putumayo genocide.

Casa Morey Hotel

  • 10m
The restored mansion of rubber baron Luis Felipe Morey, showcasing the immense wealth and sudden economic collapse of the boom.

Malecon Tarapaca

  • 10m
The river port where rubber was shipped out, serving as a place to reflect on the legacy of the boom and indigenous survival.

Location

Activity location

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    Plaza de Armas de Iquitos
    • Iquitos, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Iquitos Square
    • 16002, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

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