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Peru, Loreto

Iquitos

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: rubber-boom late 19th/early 20th-century champagne, wine.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1900 historic-map era

Amazon rubber-boom city; lavish imported bottles up the river.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Iquitos: Amazon rubber-boom port1 km away · Riverbank
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