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Peru
Iquitos

Iquitos

The city is situated on the waters of the Amazon River, between the channels of the rivers Nanay and Itaya. It is the capital city of the Loreto department, the largest department of Peru and the biggest city in the Peruvian Amazon. The only way to get there is by air or river. It is an attractive city with a prosperous and glorious past, due to the latex mercenary that took place more than a century ago.

Iquitos is considered the Capital of the Peruvian Amazon because of the deep-seated ancestry that its residents share with the Amazon Jungle. This balmy city is situated in the country’s northeastern jungle, only accessible by river boat or plane.

The capital of the Loreto state boasts a varied and exhilarating nightlife. Tourists can try its characteristic and diverse food, made primarily with local ingredients.

Some of the city’s most important attractions are Casa de Fierro (House of Steel), Iglesia Matriz, and the Main Square. In the vicinities, not far from the city, visitors can check out the San Andres Bora Community, the Island of Pablo Concha, and the Alpahuayo Mishana Natural Reserve.

If you choose Iquitos in Peru, then you will have Spanish lessons as a part of your program. You will also have excellent located private accommodation and our team is available 24 hours a day if you need anything at all.

Overall this city is rich in things it has to offer. It’s a bewitching fusion of various cultures, beautiful landscapes, and bio-diversity.

Elective

Medical Elective

Our medical internship in Iquitos is a great unique experience for anyone who wants to learn more about diseases that they are unlikely to see in their own country. With it being a very tropical location, they are exposed to many different diseases and some which can spread through cross contamination due to poor hygiene. You will work alongside the local doctors and get to join them on their rounds learning along the way and sometimes getting to put things you have learned into practice. Many people here don’t see a doctor regularly, so you may see some advanced cases. In you free time enjoy this unique city and its beautiful landscape with its wide arrange of local cuisine.

Dental Electives

Nursing Elective

Nursing in Iquitos is quite different to many of the other locations. While on this internship you may see cases of illnesses that cease to exist in your home country due to its tropical climate. It’s an excellent set of circumstances to gain new skills and increase your knowledge from what you already know in your own environment. You will join the doctors and nurses on their rounds and treating patients as you shadow them throughout the day. In your free time join some of the tours Mundo Verde provides for you or simply enjoy this unique location and its wonderful surroundings and tasty local food.

Midwifery Elective

If you choose Iquitos for your midwifery elective placements you are going to gain a great deal of knowledge in your chosen field. A lot of people here don’t see their doctor regularly and may come in with a disease or issue that could have been prevented earlier on if they were seen to. It’s a good opportunity to witness cases that you wouldn’t see back home. You will get to help the midwives and put into practice skills you already have or have learned along the way. Iquitos is a very unique and wonderful destination that you will also have plenty of time to enjoy. We have tours planned for you or you can simply enjoy your new surroundings and the cuisine which is made with all local ingredients.

What’s in this elective

Accommodation and Team

Being close to shops, restaurants, banks, and of course your hospital and clinic placements, our apartments in Iquitos are in an excellent location. They are lightly decorated and spacious to make sure you are comfortable, and someone from our team is on call 24 hours a day very close by.

Spanish Classes

As part of your Medical Elective in Iquitos you will get 20 hours of spanish lessons included in the overall price of your programe. Our classes will get you ready for your adventure in a remarkably hot city and for your time with patients and doctors in your work.

Our lessons have been divided into two main parts: conversational Spanish and grammar Spanish, you will go through both emphasizing the conversationl part as this will be a way for you to gain more confidence and knowledge of the language.

Cooking classes in Iquitos

Peruvian gastronomy is distiguished by having a special flavour and an infinite variety of dishes that can be enjoyed in every corner of the country, as a result of the influence of various cultures, as well as the use of typical ingredients of the area. Such is the case of Amazonian cuisine, considered one of the most exquisite in the world for the indisputable use of fresh and exotic ingredients, flavours and textures, elements that stimulate the senses and awaken unparalleled sensations. You will certainly enjoy this with Mundo Verde.

Tours

To make you get the most out of your time with us and in your new location, we have included some tours for your weekends and days off. These are all included in the price of the elective so you won’t face any extra charges after arriving. The following tours are included in our Iquitos elective. To find out which ones are included for your chosen amount of time please take a look at our what’s included page.

• Jungle experience (3 days)
• Allpahuayo Mishana (1 day)
• Quistococha – City Tour – Centro de Rescate Amazónico (1 day)
• Monkey Island (1 day)

2 weeks

$1700

• Accommodation in our private apartments
• Hospital attachments
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 6 hours of Spanish lessons (not available for Dental elective)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in-country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Alpahuayo Mishana National Reserve Excursion
• Orientation kit

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3 weeks

$2000

• Accommodation in our private apartments
• Hospital attachments
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 10 hours of Spanish lessons
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Alpahuayo Mishana National Reserve Excursion
• Orientation kit

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4 weeks

$2200

• Accommodation in our private apartments
• Hospital attachments
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 20 hours of Spanish lessons
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Alpahuayo Mishana National Reserve Excursion
• Quitococha Park, City tour and Centro de Rescate Amazonico excursion
• Monkey Island excursion
• Jungle experience 3d/2n
• Orientation Kit
• International presentation (Optional)
• Cooking class

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5 weeks

$2300

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6 weeks

$2500

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7 weeks

$2600

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8 weeks

$2700

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Not included in price

• Flight tickets of any kind
• Tourist ticket
• Meals except the ones offered with some of our trips and excursions, you will find details of this in our information kit
• Travel insurance
• Health insurance
• HIV Post exposure prophylaxis kit

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Most relevant questions

We do not have complicated application process and remember that you are not applying for a remunerated work, this means that anyone can apply as long as they fulfill the required criteria.
Mundo Verde Elective Placements DO NOT ASK for any type of fee upon registration in any of our programmes, in order to secure your placement we ask for a deposit once your placement has been confirmed at any of our partner hospitals or clinics. This deposit will be used as a prepayment for one of your trips or excursions; this will guarantee your placement. The requested deposit once your placement has been confirmed is US$50 in all of our destinations.
If by any chance, we cannot place you at the requested programme we will locate you in a different destination if desired. This situation does not really happen, however, due to force majeure causes we would relocate you or cancel your placement, if this event would happen, your deposit would be totally refunded.
You must remember that in case you cancel due to any personal reasons then the deposit of US$50 will not be refunded.
Once you fill our enrollment online form, we will be in contact with you to start arranging your placement.

You are welcome to join our electives any time since we run our electives all year round and we tailor our electives according to your needs.

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