Our Trail through the Jungle

Peru Day 5

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September 25th 2007
22nd September Although we were afforded a relative lie in, we were woken by the dawn chorus, and breakfast was at 7.30am. We had picked to visit Gamitana Creek which is a waterway that flows into the Madre de Dios river. Packed lunch was provided, and we had a half hour boat trip to reach the mouth of the creek which was our starting point. We followed a really narrow trail for 3.5km, w ... 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