by "the river"

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.

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November 16th 2009
Hello all! I'm back! And still alive! This has been quite an interesting weekend, to say the least. Let me preface this by telling you some of the stories that made me a little scared to go to the jungle in the first place; a fellow exchange student’s friend’s boyfriend who died camping in the jungle (they woke up and he was just dead, stung by a scorpion in the middle of the night), the exc ... 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