Andoas is a village on the

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in the

Loreto Region Loreto () is Peru's northernmost department and region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest department; it is also one of the most sparsely populated regions due to its remote location in the Am ...

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. It is downstream from the Peruvian

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with

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

, and is from the region's capital,

Iquitos Iquitos (; ) is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the ninth-most populous city of Peru. Iquitos is the largest city in the world tha ...

. Its location is almost exactly 200 miles south of the

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. Andoas is near Exploitation Lot 192, one of the oil fields in Peru.El Comercio - Andoas oil opportunities
/ref> Andoas is served by the

Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport (official name Alférez FAP Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport) is a small regional airport serving Andoas, in the northern Loreto Region of Peru. It is currently not served by any scheduled airline but ...

, upstream at the village of Nuevo Andoas.

References

External links

OpenStreetMap - Andoas
{{Portalbar, Peru Populated places in the Loreto Region