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about the boats

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May 10th 2007
Our last effort before starting back to Takoma Park (by boat and plane) was a trip from Iquitos Peru, on the actual Amazon river, and only accessible by boat and plane, upstream and into Pacara National Park for several days. It was a very basic (and buggy) trip, even by our standards. We traveled first by ferry for a day and a half to a small village, Bretana, just across the river from the park ... read more

South America » Peru » Loreto » Iquitos » Amazon Rainforest

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more