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By KatrinaJames
November 24th 2009
Into the Amazon...  South America » Peru » Loreto
An update on my weekend, which was eventful to say the least! On Saturday I got up really early and went to the butterfly farm alone, as to go with a guide was 25 pounds, more than my budget for a daytrip. The Lonely Planet guide had basic directions and I got an article from a local newspaper so I had figured pretty much how I was going to get there and how much money to pay. I had to get a mototaxi from the hostel, basically a tuktuk, a motorbike with a box on it, and go to the port [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 24th 2009 | 45 Views | [diary=455385]

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Salutations! I spent this past weekend (Friday-Sunday) in the Amazon, and I must say, it was a unique experience. I use the word "unique" loosely because it was both good and bad. It was unique in a good sense because I was able to see some amazing animals in their natural habitats like monkeys, bugs, spiders, birds, sloths, snakes, lizards, etc. It was bad in the sense that there were an abundance of large, disgusting bugs that enjoyed making you uncomfortable. It rained quite a bit the first day as well. Overall, it was most certainly worthwhile. I started out flying [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 16th 2009 | 196 Views | [diary=409237]

Iquitos
The boat
Beers

Just have time for some quick notes about yesterday’s excursions. I had a great time visiting the local villages - especially Segundo’s home on the other side of the river. I felt like the Pied Pier of Hamlin. Once they got over their intial shyness, kids in both villages followed me around and had a great time seeing themselves on videotape. I spent several hours playing with them. Today we’ll visit a local school in the morning, return for lunch, then catch a boat back to Iquitos. Hopefully, I’ll be at the hotel by late afternoon and can get a nice, [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 15th 2009 | 53 Views | [diary=408735]


It’s early Sunday morning in the rainforest. It’s about 6:50 in the morning as I write and it looks like a beautiful day ahead. The last two have been pretty overcast and a little wet, but that has also kept us cloaked in unseasonably cool temperatures. Sleeping has been easy the last 2 nights. I’m curious to see what today will bring, though I can take a little discomfort for another day and a half. I’m awfully curious to see how the video will come out. It’s frustrating not to be able to do some editing or even look at it [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 14th 2009 | 57 Views | [diary=408414]


Day 2 in the jungle is coming to a close and I hope to write a little more than yesterday. After a great night’s sleep in unseasonably cool weather and a decent breakfast, I headed down river to do some piranha fishing off the Rio Napo. We found a quiet little spot in the middle of a grassy area growing to the side of the river. Fishing for piranha is pretty simple - put some cut meat on a hook then dangle it from a strong on a sturdy tree branch. When you feel a nubble, just yank and hope you [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 14th 2009 | 62 Views | [diary=408273]

Target practice in the rainforest
Sharing with the local kids

Well, this rainforest adventure has begun and I’m making this latest report from 50 miles downriver from Iquitos about a mile back in the jungle from the Amazon River. I got up early after finally sleeping five hours following 43 hours without a wink of sleep. Explorama arrived about 15 minutes early - unheard of in Peru - and it turned out that my guide is Segundo, the same man that I was with four years ago. The trip down the Amazon was faster than I remembered which was good because I kept trying to nap all the way here. Did [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 12th 2009 | 72 Views | [diary=407863]


Nous voici au terme de notre petite semaine au coeur de la jungle amazonienne. Nous avons passe trois jours a Iquitos meme, durant lesquels nous en avons profite pour visiter la ville flottante avec son marche haut en couleur ou des centaines d'odeurs montent de partout, de quoi retirer l'appetit au plus affame des touristes...mais ca ne semble pas affecter plus que ca nous amis peruviens qui profite allegrement de cette abondance de nourriture. On peux trouver tout ce que l'on veux sur ce marche, des plantes medicinales les plus diverses, aux animaux en voie de disparition...a emporter ou con [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 10th 2009 | 109 Views | [diary=407289]

Belen, the floating town
the market
Hello monkey

Alors, nous qui voulions de l'aventure, cette fois nous avons ete bien servi et plutot deux fois qu'une. Mais commencons par le commencement: nous avons quitte Salasaca le jeudi 28 mai en pleine forme et avec une patate d'enfer sans avoir la moindre idee de ce qui nous attendait. Nous avons embarque dans un premier bus en direction de Guayaquil. Un trajet de 7 heures....une paille quoi. A peine arrive a la gare des bus que nous la quittions deja avec le bus de nuit pour Piura au Perou. Cette fois, nous sommes en route pour 12h, mais avec la chance [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 6th 2009 | 137 Views | [diary=405689]

after more than 24 hours of bus
night walk through the andes
the indigenous road block

By philkat
April 26th 2009
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Published: May 11th 2009 | 32 Views | [diary=394066]

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