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May 9th 2011
Published: May 13th 2011
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On April 12th we landed in Iquitos to blistering heat and a tiny Peruvian man waving a placard saying 'Chris Fuchter', which was quite a surprise as we didn't remember arranging to be picked up. Unfortunately it was not a stretch limo, but a mototaxi - a motorbike with two seats attached to the back of it, sent courtesy of the hotel. We climbed in the back for our first ride of many, f... Read Full Entry



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Floating houses.
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A bar, which featured very loud dance music!
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A taste of the deforestation.
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Where the boats are filled with logs, mostly destined for China apparently.
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A school in the background.
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Another school, with local kids playing in the water.
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Locals building a boat.
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A phone box, nearly underwater.
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Tight streets.



19th May 2011

Belen
Well much as I found this interesting I don't think that these streets will be on my property list for when we eventually move............!

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