Billy the cappuchin

Lake Valencia and lots of lodge maintenance

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May 6th 2007
Hello everyone. It’s been a pretty quite week so not much news to report. Monday was a fairly normal day. I ended up going swamp wading twice, once to check the reptile traps (we found lots of little frogs and a massive toad, all of which I had to pick up and put into carrier bags, and also a couple of tarantulas), and once because I went on a walk with Daniel 2, and he seems to love walking th ... 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