ChrisM92

Hola Todos! I have spent the last week in the Amazon rain forest. It was great! Although originally I had planned to go with my friend César, he couldn’t go at the last minute… But there’s nothing wrong with traveling alone. From what I have experienced, lots of people chose to travel that way (but not necessarily to the jungle, haha). The city I went to was called Iquitos. It is in one of the northern-most provinces of Peru and is adjacent to the Brazilian Amazon rain forest. Iquitos is the largest city in the world that had no land route; or in other words, you need to take a plane or boat to get there. Although the boat rides are dirt cheap, I chose to go by plane. The flight was only about an hour ... read more

Today I went to a beach called Punta Negra (Black Point) with Cesar. It took a little bit of convincing, but in the end he couldn't resist the call of the hot southern sun. We headed south down the highway along the coast. Lima itself has several beaches but being so close to the city, they just aren't as appealing. I would compare it to swimming in the Potomac or Anacostia next to DC... After about an hour and 15 minutes we arrived. Cesar had never been there so we weren't exactly sure what to expect. The area just off the coast was very poor. The houses (or shacks) were rundown and everything seemed kind of bleak; even with the beautiful weather. Miles and miles of beautiful coast lined up with poor shacks... this definitely was ... read more