smoothe ride

Back to the famous jungle city of Iquitos

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August 8th 2008
Friday morning, we packed up the camp and took off for Iquitos. We left all of those aweful black boxes behind for the locals to use. Any meds we had left over we donated to the village we were staying in (they already had a decent pharmacy, but the meds were greatly needed). One last ride on the bumpy truck and we boarded the boats. This time it was much less eventful ride. I ended up in the ... read more

South America » Peru » Loreto » Iquitos

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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