Published: April 14th 2005April 14th 2005
So, does this bus have air conditioning - asked the portly elderly woman, accompanied by three of her peers as they got on the bus at the airport in Puerto Maldonado...
So started the venture for those suspecting the trip into the peruvian amazon would be a quaint get away - much like gilligan and crew - a three hour tour turned into a day from hell for the four ladies - after a two hour canoe ride downstream to the ecoamazonian lodge - the eight of us were taken to our huts, which much to the consternation and dismay of the travelling cuartet had neither electricity, nor phone, nor - well.... put it this way, it had a bed, mosquito netting and an inside WC with running cold water (no mam, no hot water). Needless to say, but i will - the ladies venture was short lived, as they bitterly complained to the poor manager about the appaling conditions of the amazon rainforest -
considering we are 30km south of puerto maldonado, 2 hours by boat to bolivia, and five hours by boat to brazil - yeah, we are definately not in kansas anymore (wizzard of ozz connotation)
S12º 31.800 / W068º 56.276
639ft above sea level -
90-100% humidity / 90ºF at 7pm
My first encounter with the amazon was in the high amazon - 200ft above where i was today - a summer camp for a week. i found it incredible, and irresistible then, and even moreso now. at that point in time, i was 13, had long blond hair, and was approched by a native child wanting to touch my hair - as she had not seen a white man before
my second encounter with the amazon was with my dad, and we flew into the heart of the amazon jungle - iquitos on the amazon river, and then took a private plane and landed on the corrientes river - one of the first white men
today, the white man has done what he does best - rape, pillage and burn or consume. the river had vague notes of his presence - or the presence of the decendant of the spainiards or other europeans - tis is the largest protected rainforest in the world - peru has 84 of the 104 identified biodiveristy zones - i experienced four during this trip
Seiva
60-80M tall and 20-30M wide
five varieties of monkeys in less than an hour, more than 10 varieties of rare birds, tarantulas, caimans and many more types of snakes, repriles, birds, etc.
pon my first encounter with the amazon jungle, i knew my life would never be the same - upon my scond encounter, i never thought i would be able to see anything like it again - a once in a lifetime experience - this time, it was another once in a lifetime - except, it was my second in a lifetime -
within 10 years, the brazilians will have constructed a trans american - trans amazon highway, providing a link from the pacific to the atlantic - this world will never be the same - progress comes at too high of a cost, at least that is the way i see it
the amazon will forever be part of me, and part of me has been left behind in the amazon
i value certain things more than any amount of money in the world -
- a loving and caring God
- the love of an
AMAZON RITZ
hey - i thought it was great...
- my beautiful daughter - Lauren
- the love and guidance of my parents
- showers
- a meal
peace and love from cusco - i head off in the morning for the peruvian altiplano and to bolivia -
juan
There are more photos below
Photos: 17
Displayed: 17
Displayed: 17
i like photography; in fact, it is my passion - i could tell you a lot of things about me but I really don't know which one you might find interesting - so I'll let my photos do the talking
as a photographer, i document the interplay between the subject, surroundings, and light
photography is a conscious and deliberate positioning of an entire moment
frame the image - focus, use light, everything must stop for fractions of time - everything converges
time stands still for an instant - documenting now - people, buildings, cars, activities and how it comes together to create the im... full info
| Joined | March 5th 2005 | Trips | 0 |
| Last Login | May 6th 2012 | Followers | 0 |
| Status | BLOGGER | Follows | 0 |
| Blogs | 25 | Guestbook | 21 |
| Photos | 134 | Forum Posts | 1 |
Blog Options
Peru
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...more info
Blogged From
TravelBlog Awards
Find Hotels
Guests: | Rooms: |
Comments
Date: 25th October 2005
a complain about the ecoamazonia lodge
A Complain about the EcoAmayonia Lodge Oh, sorry for my bad English, I am a German girl. All I can and want to say about the lodge was that they are actually nice and well organized there, actually! The problem with me was, that I was going to stay there for 5 days because that was the first flight my agency could book me on, everything else was full. But the lodge had just program for 4 days, which was not bad for me at all, I wanted to stay 1 day all by myself. Of course I would have paid for that extra day! But the people in charge told me, that I was the only one booked on that flight, which was pretty early in the morning, and they did not want to make the effort of taking me all alone down 2,5 hours to the airport. Actually it is included in their service, but I could understand them, so I went 1 day earlier to Maldonado. By accident I found out, that there were 38 people in the lodge booked on my flight, maybe the people in charge did not know that by the time they were telling me that I was the only one, but they could have told me afterwards, instead, they just told me when to get up in the morning to get along with other tourists, who were about to fly back at that day. So when I found out, I asked the one guide, if I could not just return with him to the lodge and come back to Maldonado tomorrow with all the others, because Maldonado is not the place that you want to stay in, when you are a girl and do not speak Spanish. Well, you know, I have been in lots of places alone, even in south America, but Maldonado is a dusty ugly town, with no tourists and therefore with no English speaking people, no nice hostals, no nice places at all. You know what he told me? No, I could not come back, because the boat is full with 38 tourists in it! Well, that was not the service I deserved and paid for. Above all, they did not give me back my plane ticket, but the guide was assuring me, that I would get it tomorrow and that the office in the airport will be open. By that time I was very worried about that, because I found already out that they lied to me. And of course, the office was not open and the guide was not there. At the end I got everything, but still I had a really bad time in Maldonado not understanding the people and feeling thrown out of the lodge, that really spoiled a lot of my trip.
From Blog: AMAZON FEVER
a complain about the ecoamazonia lodge
A Complain about the EcoAmayonia Lodge Oh, sorry for my bad English, I am a German girl. All I can and want to say about the lodge was that they are actually nice and well organized there, actually! The problem with me was, that I was going to stay there for 5 days because that was the first flight my agency could book me on, everything else was full. But the lodge had just program for 4 days, which was not bad for me at all, I wanted to stay 1 day all by myself. Of course I would have paid for that extra day! But the people in charge told me, that I was the only one booked on that flight, which was pretty early in the morning, and they did not want to make the effort of taking me all alone down 2,5 hours to the airport. Actually it is included in their service, but I could understand them, so I went 1 day earlier to Maldonado. By accident I found out, that there were 38 people in the lodge booked on my flight, maybe the people in charge did not know that by the time they were telling me that I was the only one, but they could have told me afterwards, instead, they just told me when to get up in the morning to get along with other tourists, who were about to fly back at that day. So when I found out, I asked the one guide, if I could not just return with him to the lodge and come back to Maldonado tomorrow with all the others, because Maldonado is not the place that you want to stay in, when you are a girl and do not speak Spanish. Well, you know, I have been in lots of places alone, even in south America, but Maldonado is a dusty ugly town, with no tourists and therefore with no English speaking people, no nice hostals, no nice places at all. You know what he told me? No, I could not come back, because the boat is full with 38 tourists in it! Well, that was not the service I deserved and paid for. Above all, they did not give me back my plane ticket, but the guide was assuring me, that I would get it tomorrow and that the office in the airport will be open. By that time I was very worried about that, because I found already out that they lied to me. And of course, the office was not open and the guide was not there. At the end I got everything, but still I had a really bad time in Maldonado not understanding the people and feeling thrown out of the lodge, that really spoiled a lot of my trip.
From Blog: AMAZON FEVER
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (juan franco). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (juan franco). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Tot: 0.05s; Tpl: 0.006s; cc: 10; qc: 35; dbt: 0.0253s; 1; s:notus w:www (50.28.61.183); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb
anonymous
non-member comment
The Amazon
Very impressive ! Brings back fond memories of our trip to the Tigre camp ! Great photos !~! - Edwardo
From Blog: AMAZON FEVER