Simon in Puerto Maldonado airport (with socks on his hands)!

Picaflor - Ron, Chick-Chick and all the other delights of the rainforest

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May 8th 2007
We have just returned (filthy and stinking to high heaven) to Puerto Maldonado after nearly 2 weeks in deepest darkest Peru looking for Paddington. We didn't find Paddington but we did find a baby capybara, a crazy spix's guan and more cockroaches than we ever hope to see again in one place! Picaflor is a research centre on the banks of the Tambopata river in the Amazon Basin. As a research centr ... 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