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South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas February 24th 2018

Spanning nearly 4,345 miles—roughly the distance from New York to Paris—the Amazon River is an awesome natural wonder, home to fascinating creatures like pink dolphins, piranhas, Amazonian manatees, and crocodile-like black caimans. It snakes through a total of eight South American countries, including Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (to name a few), though its largest portion can be found in Brazil. On our trip to Amazonia, we probably saw less than 100 miles of this great river. When they say everything’s bigger in Texas, they ain’t kidding. At a length of 255 feet—just 15 yards shy of an entire football field—the massive car wash at the Buc-ee’s convenience store of Katy, Texas, is truly the leader of lathering and the sorcer... read more
Antelope Canyon, Page, AZ
Hong Kong Lights
Garota de Ipanema

South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas October 26th 2015

We flew from Cusco, Peru, to Iquitos, crossing the spine of the Andes. Iquitos, once a booming rubber town with many European immigrants, is isolated in a vast tract of jungle and can only be reached by air or water. It is the largest city in the Peruvian rain forest, has a popuation of 500,000. It is a cosmopolitan city with strong Amazonia roots. We saw some of it by bus and noticed a few old Colonial buildings left over from long ago. We are driven to the town of Nauta, about 60 miles away. We passed scenes of daily life in the jungle until we finally reached a small riverside town on the banks of the Maranon River and board the Delfin II. The Amazon River, in South America, is the largest river in the ... read more
Tree displays the high water line during the wet season
I caught a piranah!
Large snail in rain forest

South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas May 19th 2013

Hola amigos! It’s been a while I know. What can I say, teaching has kept me very busy – that and exploring South America! So right now I am in Puerto Lopez, a chilled fishing town on the coast of southern Ecuador, and I have to say it’s a pretty nice spot. I'm here to teach English and am surrounded by great beaches and wildlife and as many bananas as you could ever wish for. However, I only landed here two weeks ago so this blog is really about the joys of Chachapoyas and surrounds in northern Peru, where I have been for the previous three months. Chachapoyas, or Chachas as the locals call it, is the administrative town of the Amazonas region of Peru. Many people there are employed in government administration, or work in ... read more
Marauding cows in Chacha's main square
ILC posee on education anniversary parade day
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South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas May 13th 2013

Today we are in the amazon jungles taking a hike.... read more
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South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas March 8th 2013

The aim when leaving Cusco was to get up into the high mountains of the Cordillera Blanca for a few weeks of trekking en-route to Ecuador. This was achieved via a short flight, a long bus and a half day layover in the capital Lima. Half a day is not much to devote to a nation's capital, but it felt like it was probably all I really needed there!! I visited some pleasant parks – including an impressive one containing 14 different fountains all lit up at night – and got to see the sea for the first time on my trip, but that was enough for me!! Huaraz is the gateway town to the high Andes in northern Peru and to my mind was another unremarkable town, with a remarkable setting: a high altitude valley ... read more
Tunnel of Love - Lima
Laguna Churup
A tricky descent...

South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas July 26th 2012

A time-consuming border crossing once again! There are three border posts between Ecuador and Peru: the most popular one, on the coastal Pan-American Highway, is also widely known as "the worst border crossing in South America", with (likely exaggerated) stories of bribe-hungry immigration officials and aggressive scam artists abounding. The remaining two are within relatively easy reach (I say relatively) of Vilcabamba, our last stop in Ecuador. The crossing between the Ecuadorian town of Zumba and its Peruvian counterpart San Ignacio is the one we are aiming for, as it will lead us to the Peruvian departamentoof Amazonas and its capital, Chachapoyas. This town lies at the heart of a region of immense archaeological significance, one we are eager to explore. A pre-dawn start from Vilcabamba. A seven-hour bus takes us, over a largely unpaved road, ... read more
Getting to the border
Getting to the border
Doggy passenger enjoy the ranchera ride

South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas July 14th 2012

Chacha..Chachapoyas (sing it to the tune of 'Paparazzi´) A change of plan and we ended up in Chachapoyas. Great decision as it´s a little gem! We stayed her for 6 nights in all but could have easily stayed for longer. We spent 5 of these nights in Hostal Amazonas on the main Plaza and it was the nicest place we´ve stayed so far. Really lovely owner, Eduardo and the hottest fastest shower in SA (although Mr P would disagree as the water seemed to run out when he got in) Chachapoyas itself is a small, pretty town with just enough going on for a good vibe but still with that rural feel. We took the plunge and booked ourselves on a few organised tours from here:- Sarcofagos at Karajia and the Cavernas at Quiota We (us ... read more
Caves
Stunning walk
Gocta Waterfall

South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas June 30th 2012

Day 257 Sunday 24th June Today is all about filling in time till our 9.00pm bus, so we did not check out till 1.00pm and asked the hotel to mind our bags. Then it was a fruitless walk around, but we did achieve in getting money out with our Mastercard no problem, I think that it is just pot luck if the ATMs have money and if on that day they want to accept your card. After aimlessly wandering we headed back to the hotel to sit in the dining area and watch the football on TV and a bit of reading. For dinner we headed out a bit early and had an early feed at Romana restaurant along with a couple of beers to help us sleep on the bus. We wandered back to our ... read more
Lamiud
Quiocta Caverna
Quiocta Caverna

South America » Peru » Amazonas » Chachapoyas May 3rd 2012

Proposed trip to Northern (tropical Andes) Peru In 2007 a gigantic waterfall was discovered in Peru’s Dept. of Amazonas. This was officially measured to be 895 meters high, 17 times as high as Niagara Falls, or about 3 times as high as the Eiffel Tower. Charles Motley has been working in this zone to benefit the natives, building lodges for the villages near some of America’s best ruins for 25 years. When the Yumbilla waterfall was discovered, a village asked Charles to develop a sustainable tourist infrastructure to give them an incentive to preserve their ecology. On investigation of many waterfalls, a decision was made to create perhaps “the world’s best ecological trek” to not only access it, but many others, 4 being as high as any of the continental USA. This trek follows a narrow ... read more
Yumbilla Waterfall
volunteer's room
bottom of Yumbilla




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