Blogs from Tarapoto, San Martín, Peru, South America - page 2

Hola... Well good news, I was finally able to claw my way out of the Amazon Basin, 2 hours up into the foothills of Peru´s Northern Highlands in the city of Taropoto. I definitely got my fill of the jungle... whether it was swimming in a tributary of the amazon with pink dolphins, playing soccer with native children in an isolated village of 200, salsa dancing with a prostitute in a bar during a torrential downpour, waking up to find a disturbingly large spider laying dead on my mosquito net, or seeing mosquitos bite through 98% deet repellent. Alas, luxury (it´s relative) will ensue. Oh, how I have missed regular showers, fresh meals besides rice with river rish, and efficient transportation. The main form of transportation in the Amazon is boats, which are painfully slow (days ... read more

Had the decision made for us to go to Yurimaguas today, Sunday, as on Monday the road from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas will closed for 18 hours mas o manos due to construction, rock slides and all that other good stuff traveling is made of. I had read many accounts of travel on this road, however, they do not live up to those stories, minimum of 10 times worse in some peoples opinion. But what a trip into the mountains, over the mountains, down the mountains. Once in Iquitos maybe I can find a better internet cafe to upload photos. Shaun, the road from Mae Hong Song to Chiang Mae is like traveling on the highway along Turnagain Arm. You would have enjoyed some of the construction activity, or not. Not up to your engineering standards in ... read more

suite des photos au paradis, avant de rejoindre Hunachaco avec Nico pour quelques jours tranquiles au bord de la mer... sérénité trouvée, temps de retourner dans le monde connu et tordu...for now. retour a deux. noel sous les oliviers. new york en afrique... tout est possible...alles ohne stress! on we go. peace, Marion... read more

coucou a tous, oui je vous sens derriere moi, ca fait du vent qui souffle sous mes ailes! Je vais bien. C est meme dur de decrire a quel point je vais bien, tant je me sens heureuse dans ce ptit paradis. C est un peu dur a decrire...je vais donc faire de mon mieux dans le peu de temps que j ai avant que ma petite camionette reparte vers le village. je suis donc posee a San Roque de Cumbaza, un tout petit village paisible perdu dans la jungle peruvienne. C est pas la grosse jungle amazonienne comme on s l imaginerai, c est entre la jungle et la foret, il ne fait pas trop chaud ni trop humide, et je suis convaincue d etre au paradis... j ai pas bcp de photo (meme pas ... read more

We next traveled west by boat from Iquitos to Yurimaguas (60'soles, travel time: 2.5 days). The boat ride was typical with no unusual excitement.....a lot of people crammed into a small space with hammocks hanging everywhere like a can of sardines. The views were lush and green, with many sightings of river dolphins. After arriving at Yurimaguas we found that there was a city protest and everything was closed and nobody was working, not even the motocaros, so walking everywhere was the only option. We wanted to get on a bus to Tarapoto ASAP, however, we ended up finding a room (10 soles) and waiting until 2am to depart. The bus company was new TARAPOTO TOURS and had absolutely excellent service and price (yurimaguas to tarapoto: 10 soles, travel time: 4 hours). Tarapoto is a ... read more