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Amazon Jungle peru

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May 19th 2013
We traveled from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado, a town in Southeastern Peru and the jumping off point to the Amazon jungle - 55 kilometres west of the Bolivia, residing on the Tambopata and Madre de Dios River, a tributary of the Amazon River. The jungle was R's favorite. ... read more

South America » Peru » Madre de Dios » Puerto Maldonado

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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