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Itaya River
Evening sun reflects in the water of the Itaya River. The water is alive with islands of trees and other green vegetation. A rowboat and a painted shack are mirrored in the water; around them lumber is scattered haphazardly on the water's surface. The opposite bank of the river is on the horizon, verdant and thick with trees.
A view of the Itaya River from the city of Iquitos
Other name(s) Río Itaya
Country Peru
City Iquitos
Physical characteristics
River mouth 3°42′0″S 73°15′0″W / 3.70000°S 73.25000°W / -3.70000; -73.25000
Length 213 km (132 mi)
Basin features
River system Amazon Basin
Basin size 2,668 km2 (1,030 sq mi) 2,530 km2 (980 sq mi)

The Itaya River is a tributary of the Amazon River via the Nanay River in northern Peru. The Itaya flows alongside the city of Iquitos and the district of Belén.

In Iquitos, a riverwalk and breakwater called Malecón Tarapacá overlooks the Itaya. To the north of Malecón Tarapacá is Malecón Maldonado.

The Itaya River is the namesake of the fan palm genus Itaya, which was first discovered on the river's bank.

The 2012 floods of the Amazon, Itaya, and Nanay Rivers left approximately 80,000 people homeless. In April 2015, 11 hours of steady rain swelled the Itaya again, causing the Iquitos–Nauta highway to collapse at four points: kilometres 22, 22.2, 23, and 26.

Children play football on a dirt pitch near tin-roofed houses on the bank of the Itaya River.
The Itaya River from vantages around Iquitos

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Itaya para niños

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