Rio Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado, Peru I stayed here in a very smart ecolodge, just by the river, but well out of town. No mains electricity, but generators allowed for light, fans and recharging cameras. The main lodge is beautiful, built of local timber over two stories with no outside walls as such, just massive screens of mosquito netting. I had my own cabin, a good bed with large mosquito net, en suite and lounge with a large sofa looking out onto the jungle. Bizarrely, my first two days here were sunny, while the supposedly arid Sacred Valley had seen afternoon showers most days. Even so, it was punishingly hot and humid. On my last day I got my tropical thunderstorm, and after it cleared and the sun came out the heat and humidity were
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