Peruvian Amazon-2

Hot and stiffling Peruvian Amazon

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March 24th 2007
We headed out early by flight to Puerto Maldonado, a frontier town in the southern Peruvian Amazon, via Cusco. The journey continued with a one-hour bus ride and a two-hour motorized canoe ride to our jungle lodge, Posadas Amazonas. As we are still in the tail ends of the rainy season, the muddy dirt road has many potholes, some of which made for very bumpy rides, to put it mildly. We had to help ... read more

South America » Peru » Madre de Dios » Puerto Maldonado » Amazon Rainforest

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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... ... read more