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First Day in the Amazon

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May 20th 2014
Following our traditional tourist hotel breakfast, we left a full duffel bag and carry-on bag in the office. Out guide, Weny, met us at 9:00 and we piled into a three-wheeled motorcar and headed into the city center to find an ATM. Since the ATM dispersed only 50's and 100's and we needed smaller currency for purchases in the small villages upriver, we went inside the bank where the armed guard ... 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