Riverbank

Day15

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July 12th 2007
Oliver was the only one in our Group who elected to go on up the forest watchtower at 5:30am. He was rewarded by many bird sightings. After breakfast it was a trip to the forest airport for our flight back to Lima via Cusco. The day was a bit of a lazy one, we had a walk around the Miraflores area of Lima to look at some jewellery shops. In the evening we had a "farewell dinner" at a Chifa (Chine ... 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