The waterfall at the first campsite

Tambopata

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May 15th 2007
Hello everyone. I´m afraid that I'm a little bit behind on entries... it´s been a very busy few weeks. So this entry will focus on last week. On Monday morning there were lots of jobs to be done to make sure that everything was in order before we all departed to Tambopata. I was on lodge maintenece, yet again... not that I mind, so we had to make sure that everything was clean and tidy. So ... read more

South America » Peru » Madre de Dios » Puerto Maldonado

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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