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In the Jungle

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June 11th 2008
When we stepped off the little plane that took us from Lima to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon Basin, it finally hit us that we are no longer in England. The heat, that we hadn´t had in Lima, the heavy humidity and the vibrancy of the trees and sky created a different world. We took a motorised canoe down the Madre De Dios river, where we were given our lunch in a leaf, and then trekked three v ... read more

South America » Peru » Amazonas

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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