Tamshiyacu
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Coordinates: 3°59′00″S 73°10′00″W / 3.9833°S 73.1667°W
| Tamshiyacu | |
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 Tamshiyacu
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| Coordinates: 3°58′59.9″S 73°10′0.1″W / 3.983306°S 73.166694°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Loreto |
| Provinces | Maynas |
| Elevation | 106 m (351 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,000 |
Tamshiyacu means in Quichua, Tamshi = rope; Yacu = water( is the name of a town in the Fernando Lores District is located in iquitos - northeastern Peru.[citation needed]
[edit] Town of Tamshiyacu
Tamshiyacu City has a population of about 8,000. On the banks of the Amazon River about 30 km upstream from the city of Iquitos (about an hour by speedboat). The population of Tamshiyacu is dedicated to agriculture and fisheries. also is a land of Humari, pineapple, cassava, banana, etc.
In the Peruvian Amazon can find a variety of medicinal plants and trees. between plants is the sacred plant Ayahuasca is a traditional medicine in the Peruvian jungle, prepared by the shamans of the jungle.
Today many tourists come to Tamshiyacu To make ayahuasca ceremonies that have found that ayahuasca has many healing properties, also come to the jungle to cure many chronic diseases as these lands, are healers, shamans. also come to enjoy the beauty of the world's largest river and the charm of the Peruvian jungle.
