Iquitos Peru Temple
In his closing remarks at the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct a temple in Iquitos, Peru.
The Iquitos Peru Temple will be the seventh temple in Peru. Iquitos is in northeast Peru along the Amazon River. It is one of the most populous cities in the country. The country is home to 630,000 Latter-day Saints spread across nearly 775 congregations. The first Latter-day Saint missionaries arrived in the country in 1956.[1]
Other temples announced, in operation, or under construction include the Arequipa Peru Temple, the Chiclayo Peru Temple, the Cusco Peru Temple, the Huancayo Peru Temple, the Lima Peru Temple, the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple, the Piura Peru Temple, and the Trujillo Peru Temple.
Location
The Iquitos Peru Temple is currently in the planning stages. The Iquitos Peru Temple, projected to be a 20,000-square-foot building, will be built on a 1.75-acre site at Calle San Marcos 117-137, San Juan Bautista, Maynas, Loreto, Peru. A port city located along the Amazon River in northeast Peru, Iquitos is the world’s largest city unreachable by ground transportation, only accessible by the river and by air.[2]
Videos
External Links
- Official Iquitos Peru Temple page
- Iquitos Peru Temple page
- What Are Temples?
- Church News, “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples
