The boat trip up the Amazon
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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 ... [read more]
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 ... [read more] Blog: Peru - The Amazon
Date: October 21st 2009
Date: October 21st 2009
The Amazon Trip
Tuesday 13th Left Cuzco at 6am to fly to Puerto Maldonaldo and then our group of 16 enjoyed a 3.5 hour motorised canoe trip up the Amazon to the Libertador Tambopata Eco Lodge. The scenery along the banks of the river was great with palm trees and banana trees plus lots of other tropical vegetation. We spotted caiman, heron, the largest rodents in the world (can’t re ... read moreComment on The boat trip up the Amazon
Andy & Liz are exploring the world on their way to Australia. We flew to Rio De Janeiro on 2 October, followed 5 days later by a trip to Lima in Peru before we head off to explore the Inca Trail and Maccu Piccho and the Amazon. We then head to Washington DC before stopping in LA on our way to Fiji for a chill out week. Next we head to the Gilbert Islands (Tarawa, Kiribati) where Liz lived when she was between 6 and 9. Finally we head into Sydney on 4 November for a week before picking up our campervan for 5 weeks adventure on the Oz east coast.... full info
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