Casa de Fierro
A prefabricated iron building beside Plaza de Armas, imported from Europe by rubber barons during the rubber boom. It is rumoured to be linked to Eiffel's company and symbolises the rubber era.
The Casa de Fierro is built from prefabricated metal panels. Rubber merchants shipped it to Iquitos in the late 19th century. Local lore holds that it came from Eiffel's company, but this claim lacks solid evidence. The building stands on a corner of Plaza de Armas, at the junction of Putumayo and Próspero streets. Its silver-grey iron panels and balconies make it distinctive. The ground floor has shops, and upstairs there are a restaurant and café where you can drink and watch the square. You can view the exterior for free, and a stroll past it together with the square and the cathedral takes about 20 minutes.
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; shops approx. 09:00–21:00
Nearby sights
- Plaza de Armas & Iquitos Cathedral
- Museum of Indigenous Amazonian Cultures
- Museo Amazónico
- Malecón Tarapacá
- Casa Morey
- Ayapua Historic Ship Museum
- Belén Market & Floating Village
- Puerto Bellavista Nanay